Sverdrup
[ sver-druhp, sfer-; Norwegian svar-droop ]
noun
Ot·to Neu·mann [awt-toh noi-mahn], /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/, 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
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. CookCaptain Otto Sverdrup was made to feel the sting of the same grasping spirit.
My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. CookOtto Sverdrup was in command, and they would soon hear tidings of her.
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