American English pronunciation

How to pronounce ross

IPA transcription: ['ɹɑs]

Pronunciation variants: ['ɹɑs]['ɹɔs]

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Noun

  • Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

  • 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)

  • British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

  • a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

  • American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Usage examples

  • The Harriston Curling Club competes across Ontario.
  • Genoese crossbowmen also managed to successfully board and capture two English ships.
  • They had various secret bases across the globe.
  • Across the pond.
  • To no surprise, the equator indeed crosses Ecuador.
  • Windows applications work to various degrees in CrossOver.
  • The westbound Atlantic crossing carried an expanded crew including a shore party.
  • These edges are said to cross the cut.
  • It is widespread across much of North America, Europe and Asia.
  • Another suggestion was "nix" because the community was "nothing but a crossroads".