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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. CarsonChristopher18091868MUSTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: frontiersmanMISC: trapperMISC: scoutMISC: Indian agent Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
  2. CarsonEdward Henry18541935MIrishPOLITICS: politicianLAW: lawyer 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. CarsonRachel (Louise)19071964FUSSCIENCE: biologistWRITING: science writerWRITING: author Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)
  4. CarsonWillie1942MScottishSPORT AND GAMES: jockey Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Carson

/ kärsən /

  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.


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Example Sentences

Carson won the Marine League games it played and, like Birmingham, has a group of improving young players.

Oil giant Phillips 66 announced last month that late next year it will close the twin refineries in Carson and Wilmington that produce about 8% of the state’s gasoline.

Carson would go on to win six Emmys, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a Peabody Award.

From Salon

“No one else has had that kind of influence,” says Jay Leno, who found himself at the center of a succession drama when he became Carson’s “Tonight Show” successor rather than David Letterman.

Carson continued playing with older kids even when he progressed to tackle, no one ever questioning his size or toughness.

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