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1. Ross
   HMS Ross was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Ross was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed...
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2. Ross
   [n] - Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) 2. [n] - British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic 3. [n] - British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) 4. [...
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3. Ross
   Ross ; 115) noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
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4. Ross
   Ross transitive verb To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [ Local, U.S.]
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5. ross
   115), [Etymol. Uncertain. ... The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Ross
   Betsy Ross noun American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
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7. Ross
   Nellie Tayloe Ross noun a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
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8. Ross
   noun British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
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9. Ross
   Sir James Clark Ross noun British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
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10. Ross
    Sir John Ross noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
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11. Ross
    • (n.) The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. • (v. t.) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark.
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12. Ross
    Ross is a Scottish boy name. The meaning of the name is `from the peninsula` Where is it used? The name Ross is mainly used In Scottish and In English. Ross appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 828. In the last 128 years Ross has occupied a spot In the top 1000 without interruptions. . ...
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13. Ross
    The Ross rifle Mk III is a Canadian rifle taking a .303 inch round from a 5-round box magazine. Operation is straight pull. The muzzle velocity is 794 meters-per-second and it has a 765 mm barrel and is sighted to 1098 metres. Production of the Ross rifle started in 1905 and continued until 1917 at ...
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14. Ross
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ros Definitions: 1. George W., Canadian physician, 1841-1931. See: Ross-Jones test
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15. Ross
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ros Definitions: 1. Donald N., 20th-century British cardiac surgeon; introduced aortic valve replacement using a pulmonic valve autograft. See: Ross procedure
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16. Ross
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ros Definitions: 1. Ronald, English physician and Nobel laureate, 1857-1932. See: Ross cycle
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17. Ross
    `Ross` (Ros in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of Scotland and a former mormaerdom, earldom, sheriffdom and county. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning a headland - perhaps a reference to the Black Isle. The Norse word for Orkney - Hrossay meaning h...
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18. Ross
    (disambiguation) `Ross` is a forename, a surname as well as a place name. It may refer to any of the following... Persons: Fictional persons: Places: ;United Kingdom ;Ireland ;Australia ;Canada ;New Zealand ;United States ; Chile ;Antarctica ;Extraterrestrial ;Other Business: Ships: Music and literature : Miscellaneous :
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19. Ross
    (lunar crater) `Ross` is a lunar crater that is located in the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It lies south-southwest of the crater Plinius, and northwest of the lava-flooded Maclear. This crater has a generally circular shape, but is not quite symmetrical. The inner walls slope ...
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20. Ross
    (optics) `Ross` is the name of a succession of London-based lens designers and their company. Andrew Ross (1798–1859) founded his company in 1830, from 1840 he began producing camera lenses signed "A. Ross". During Andrew Ross`s lifetime, the company was one of the foremos...
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21. Ross
    (play) `Ross` is a 1960 play by British playwright Terence Rattigan. It is a biographical play of T. E. Lawrence Plot synopsis : The play is structured with a framing device set in 1922, when Lawrence was hiding under an assumed name as "Aircraftman Ross" in the Royal Air For...
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22. Ross
    (bicycles) They sold everything from kids bikes, including the wheelie bikes popular in the 1960s and 1970s, to road bikes. They were one of the first bike companies to manufacture a variety of mountain bikes when they first appeared on the market. History: The company was founded in 1940 as ...
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23. Ross
    (UK Parliament constituency) `Ross`, or the `Southern division of Herefordshire` was a county constituency centred on the town of Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the p...
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24. Ross
    (steam automobile company) The `Ross` was a brass era steam automobile built in Newtonville, Massachusetts from 1906 to 1909<ref name="Kimes"/>. Louis Ross: Company founder Louis S. Ross (1877-1927) gained national fame in the early 1900s racing his Stanley Steamer powered "...
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25. Ross
    (automobile company) The `Ross` was a "Brass era" gasoline automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan from 1915 to 1918. It had a Herschell-Spillman V-8 engine with body styles including sedans and town cars. The vehicles are now considered antiques. References:
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