Stefansson

American  

[stef-uhn-suhn] / ˈstɛf ən sən /

noun

1. Vilhjalmur 1879–1962, U.S. Arctic explorer and author, born in Canada.

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Stefansson British  

/ ˈstɛfənsən /

noun

1. Vilhjalmur (ˈvɪlˌhjaʊmɛr). 1879–1962, Canadian explorer, noted for his books on the Inuit

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Example Sentences

The outing is the brainchild of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, a polar adventurer and the Explorers Club’s president, who is bent on proving that “a family can now live at the North Pole as comfortably as it can in Hawaii.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Supplies are purposely light because Stefansson wants the group to demonstrate how easy it is to live off the land.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stefansson’s telegrams to the dead men’s families are perfunctory.

From The Wall Street Journal

The instrument has already yielded critical information in the discovery and confirmation of new planets, Stefánsson explained, but the discovery of the planet LHS 3154b exceeded all expectations.

From Science Daily

Bjarni Stefansson, a local taxi driver, described a scene of confusion when he arrived at the Retreat Hotel, where lava rocks had fallen on the roadway and the parking lot was jammed with 20 to 30 cabs.

From Seattle Times