Dawson

American  

[daw-suhn] / ˈdɔ sən /

noun

1. Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.

2. William Levi, 1899–1990, U.S. composer and conductor.

3. a town in NW Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers: former capital of the Yukon Territory.

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Dawson British  

/ ˈdɔːsən /

noun

1. a town in NW Canada, in the Yukon on the Yukon River: a boom town during the Klondike gold rush (at its height in 1899). Pop: 1251 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Most of the fossil material was originally collected in 1986 by Dr. Mary Dawson, Curator Emeritus at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a pioneer in Arctic paleontology.

From Science Daily

The mix of threats - drones, missiles, fast attack boats and potentially mines - presents a serious challenge, says Arun Dawson from the King's College Freeman Air and Space Institute.

From BBC

In Florida, over 10,000 people will lose access to HIV drugs, Dawson said.

From Salon

"The whole intent of using advanced AI is to substantially replace human assistance and oversight in decisions," said Phil Dawson, head of AI policy and partnerships at the specialist insurer Armilla.

From Barron's

"England were blistering - their pace, their skill, their intensity, their physicality and they had a genuine chance of winning," said former England scrum-half Matt Dawson on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC