Sverdrup

[ sver-druhp, sfer-; Norwegian svar-droop ]

noun
  1. Ot·to Neu·mann [awt-toh noi-mahn], /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/, 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.

  2. Also called Sverdrup Islands. a group of islands in the N Northwest Territories of Canada, in the Arctic, W of Ellesmere Island: named after Otto Neumann Sverdrup.

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How to use Sverdrup in a sentence

  • Near the same point, a year later, Captain Otto Sverdrup wintered with his ship.

    My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. Cook
  • Captain Otto Sverdrup was made to feel the sting of the same grasping spirit.

    My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. Cook
  • Otto Sverdrup was in command, and they would soon hear tidings of her.

    Fridtjof Nansen | Jacob B. Bull