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Hud⋅son

[huhd-suhn]
–noun
1. Henry, died 1611?, English navigator and explorer.
2. William Henry, 1841–1922, English naturalist and author.
3. a river in E New York, flowing S to New York Bay. 306 mi. (495 km) long.
4. a town in central Massachusetts. 16,408.
5. a town in S New Hampshire. 14,022.
6. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
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Hud·son   (hŭd'sən)   
English navigator and explorer who discovered (1609) the Hudson River on an expedition for the East India Company.
Hudson, William Henry 1841-1922.  
British naturalist and writer whose works include Green Mansions (1904).
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