Stefansson

[ stef-uhn-suhn ]

noun

1. Vil·hjal·mur [vil, -hyoul-mer], 1879–1962, U.S. Arctic explorer and author, born in Canada.

Stefansson

/ ˈstɛfənsən /

noun

1. StefanssonVilhjalmur18791962MCanadianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerWRITING: writer Vilhjalmur (ˈvɪlˌhjaʊmɛr). 1879–1962, Canadian explorer, noted for his books on the Inuit

Example Sentences

Back home, Stefansson was having trouble raising the funds to send a boat.

From Ozy

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, explorer, attended the university from 1899 to 1902, and left at the request of the faculty.

From Project Gutenberg

Stefansson rode in comfort to the campus, while President Merrifield, it is said, walked.

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Far in the north Stefansson found fair-haired, blue-eyed Eskimos.

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Stefansson did not live on a meat diet, but on a diet consisting of one-fifth protein and four-fifths fat (caloric intake).

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The packers' much heralded Stefansson stunt of living a year on an exclusive meat diet was a discreditable fake.

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