Carson

[ kahr-suh n ]

/ ˈkɑr sən /

noun

ChristopherKit,1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

Sir Edward HenryBaron Carson,1854–1935, Irish public official.

Johnny,1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer.

Rachel Louise,1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.

a city in SW California.

a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long.

a male or female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for carson

“I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” Carson tells Mrs. Hughes with trepidation.

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But Carson, who cites his lack of political experience as a strength, may not be equipped to play in such a strong GOP field.

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I never watch television," he says, then corrects himself: "Well, sometimes Carson's monologue.

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Carson and NBC [she had appeared on the Tonight Show for years] had put out such bad publicity about me.

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“We were in Carson City last month to report on a death-penalty execution,” one explains.

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"That's something I ain't learned," was old Carson's ready answer, lightly given.

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Carson at once leaped upon his horse, with a loaded pistol, and both dashed into close conflict.

The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself |De Witt C. Peters
In the spring of 1842, Carson went eastward with a train of wagons, carrying goods to the States.

The Life of Kit Carson |Edward S. Ellis
Col. Beale took charge of the command himself, and employed Carson as his guide.

Life of Kit Carson |Charles Burdett
Colonel Carson wants to get some kind of agreement or treaty signed with this bunch of Utes before real trouble sets in.

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British Dictionary definitions for carson

Carson

/ (ˈkɑːsən) /

noun

Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent

Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland

Rachel (Louise). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)

Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)

Scientific definitions for carson

Carson

[ kär′sən ]

Rachel Louise 1907-1964

American marine biologist and writer whose best-known book, Silent Spring (1962), was an influential study of the dangerous effects of synthetic pesticides on food chains. Public reaction to the book resulted in stricter controls on pesticide use and shaped the ideas of the modern environmental movement.

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