Shackleton

[ shak-uhl-tuhn ]

/ ˈʃæk əl tən /

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noun

Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.

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Words nearby Shackleton

Shacharith, Shache, shack, shacket, shackle, Shackleton, shacko, shack-tapping, shackup, shacky, shad

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How to use Shackleton in a sentence

Hurley did not accompany Shackleton on the dash to South Georgia.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Jarvis, however, the only holy presence looking out for them is Shackleton.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In ‘Chasing Shackleton’, Tim Jarvis re-enacts a hundred-year-old Antarctic journey using replica gear and clothing.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not unknown in his time, Shackleton was nevertheless not as revered then as he is now.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Imperiled as he is, he cannot recreate the tooth-and-nail desperation that fueled Shackleton.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the north, open water was visible, and to the north-east the Shackleton Shelf, so that we were nearing home at last.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
To-day he wanted me to go with him and Canon Shackleton to see something or other about the poor of London.
The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr
In 1743, he was placed in the college of Dublin, and then commenced his correspondence with Shackleton.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844|Various
On the way back Lieutenant Shackleton unfortunately ruptured a blood-vessel during an unusually heavy strain at the sledges.
The Romance of Polar Exploration|G. Firth Scott
The Aurora, Shackleton's ship which had gone down to the polar regions, was calling for help.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for Shackleton

Shackleton

/ (ˈʃækəltən) /

noun

Sir Ernest Henry. 1874–1922, British explorer. He commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (1907–09; 1914–17; 1921–22), during which the south magnetic pole was located (1909)

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