Carson

[kahr-suhn]

noun

1. Christopher Kit, 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

2. Sir Edward Henry Baron Carson, 1854–1935, Irish public official.

3. Johnny, 1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer.

4. Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.

5. a city in SW California.

6. a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long.

7. a male or female given name.

Carson

/ ˈkɑːsən /

noun

1. Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent

2. Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland

3. Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)

4. Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)

Carson

1. American marine biologist and writer whose best-known book, Silent Spring (1962), was an influential study of the dangerous effects of synthetic pesticides on food chains. Public reaction to the book resulted in stricter controls on pesticide use and shaped the ideas of the modern environmental movement.

Example Sentences

Coach Carson Palmer twice played in the Rose Bowl as a player for USC.

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“We don’t really pay attention to numbers on the other team,” Carson said.

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With Carson, Irwin earned a perfect score in the instant dance portion of the show.

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They then triumphed in the "instant dance challenge" – where Irwin and Carson were told the style and song minutes before taking to the stage.

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Carson Palmer’s coaching staff, filled with former NFL players like himself, have shown they can teach, lead and handle X’s and O’s.

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