Peary

[ peer-ee ]

noun

1. Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and Arctic explorer.

Peary

/ ˈpɪərɪ /

noun

1. PearyRobert Edwin18561920MUSTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Robert Edwin. 1856–1920, US arctic explorer, generally regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1909)

Example Sentences

Four northern trips succeeded this, the latter two under the auspices of the specially formed Peary Arctic Club.

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He was accompanied by Fix, Peary and George, who were blown along the slippery surface for yards.

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The expeditions of our own naval engineer, Peary, are well known to us; and the trip of Greely was an interesting one.

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There, Ken felt sure, lay the reason for the Peary's baffling silence, for the non-appearance of her men.

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No one of course would listen to him and believe, so he would have to go in search of the Peary and her crew himself.

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