Hudson

[ huhd-suhn ]

noun

1. Henry, died 1611?, English navigator and explorer.
2. William Henry, 1841–1922, English naturalist and author.
3. a river in E New York, flowing S to New York Bay. 306 miles (495 km) long.
4. a town in central Massachusetts.
5. a town in S New Hampshire.
6. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

Hudson

/ ˈhʌdsən /

noun

1. HudsonHenry1611MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Henry. died 1611, English navigator: he explored the Hudson River (1609) and Hudson Bay (1610), where his crew mutinied and cast him adrift to die
2. HudsonW(illiam) H(enry)18411922MBritishArgentinianSCIENCE: naturalistWRITING: novelist W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1841–1922, British naturalist and novelist, born in Argentina, noted esp for his romance Green Mansions (1904) and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago (1918)

Example Sentences

Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

In 1982, Hockney traveled to China on a trip organized by his editor at Thames & Hudson, Nikos Stangos.

From The Daily Beast

Hudson is rare, in that he went by the same name on both sides.

From The Daily Beast

One of these, Mary Rogers, went missing, only to turn up in the Hudson River in 1841.

From The Daily Beast

With the help of Afuni, Kiesza began writing songs for big-name pop stars like Kylie Minogue, Icona Pop, and Jennifer Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.

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A writer of the day said, “Mr. Hudson is neither better nor worse than the morality of his time.”

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I thought Dr. Hudson was watching those things; I had been busy trying to make an impression for the receivers.

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I think even Dr. Hudson was dumbfounded; we had not expected unconditional surrender.

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I pumped Dr. Hudson's hand and assured him that we had indeed made spectacular history, and together we could make millions.

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