Peary

[ peer-ee ]

/ ˈpɪər i /

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noun

Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and Arctic explorer.

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How to use Peary in a sentence

Four northern trips succeeded this, the latter two under the auspices of the specially formed Peary Arctic Club.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
He was accompanied by Fix, Peary and George, who were blown along the slippery surface for yards.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The expeditions of our own naval engineer, Peary, are well known to us; and the trip of Greely was an interesting one.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898|Various
There, Ken felt sure, lay the reason for the Peary's baffling silence, for the non-appearance of her men.
Under Arctic Ice|H.G. Winter

No one of course would listen to him and believe, so he would have to go in search of the Peary and her crew himself.
Under Arctic Ice|H.G. Winter

British Dictionary definitions for Peary

Peary

/ (ˈpɪərɪ) /

noun

Robert Edwin. 1856–1920, US arctic explorer, generally regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1909)

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