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. 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. 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

Meanwhile, the BBC has been told former senior social worker Annie Hudson, who had been named as a potential chair of the inquiry, has withdrawn following recent media coverage over her candidacy.

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His animals—a deer, coyote, squirrel and hawk—live in nearby Central Park and the Hudson Valley, and are significant to indigenous cultures.

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More than 70,000 people have signed a petition backing the idea, which Hudson said was inspired by airports being named after famous figures such as John Lennon.

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“Even if you’re on the cutting edge, you can get left behind. At one point in the show, Hudson says, ‘There is no offseason,’ and I think that’s really true for these guys.”

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But then came the 20-week scan, which revealed the baby boy - who the couple called Hudson - had a severe form of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

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