Ross : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ross	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Ross
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ross n Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) Synonym(s): Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) Synonym(s): Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) Synonym(s): Ross, Sir Ronald Ross a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) Synonym(s): Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) Synonym(s): Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ross \Ross\; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ross \Ross\, v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ross, CA (town, FIPS 62980) Location: 37.96185 N, 122.56062 W Population (1990): 2123 (768 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Ross, ND (city, FIPS 68540) Location: 48.31309 N, 102.54281 W Population (1990): 61 (40 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58776 Ross, OH (CDP, FIPS 68602) Location: 39.31175 N, 84.65290 W Population (1990): 2124 (759 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Ross, TX (city, FIPS 63380) Location: 31.72844 N, 97.11121 W Population (1990): 188 (67 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)