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Carson
[ kahr-suhn ]
noun
- Christopher Kit, 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Sir Edward Henry Baron 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.
Carson
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- CarsonChristopher18091868MUSTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: frontiersmanMISC: trapperMISC: scoutMISC: Indian agent Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- CarsonEdward Henry18541935MIrishPOLITICS: politicianLAW: lawyer 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
- CarsonRachel (Louise)19071964FUSSCIENCE: biologistWRITING: science writerWRITING: author Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)
- CarsonWillie1942MScottishSPORT AND GAMES: jockey Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)
Carson
- 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.
Example Sentences
With the rise of environmental awareness in the 1960s and '70s — Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the backlash to pesticides, the fallout from industrial agriculture — processed foods became suspect.
There was a time when Carson Schwesinger had zero stars, zero college scholarship offers, seemingly zero hope to amount to much in football.
At the heart of the case was the late Frank Carson, a veteran Modesto defense attorney with a pugilistic style who delighted in antagonizing police and prosecutors.
In the City Section, change is happening in the Marine League, where there’s new coaches at Banning, Narbonne and Carson.
Banning 3, Carson 1: The Pilots stayed in first place in the Marine League.
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