Hudson


Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
William Henry, 1841–1922, English naturalist and author.
a river in E New York, flowing S to New York Bay. 306 miles (495 km) long.
a town in central Massachusetts.
a town in S New Hampshire.
a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
Contemporary Examples

Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat Michael Daly June 25, 2014
Get Famous or Your Money Back Jessie Rosen June 17, 2009
Grief and Strife at La’Shanda Armstrong’s Funeral Daleen Berry April 21, 2011
Jennifer Hudson Shines in ‘Call Me Crazy’ Allison Samuels April 19, 2013
New York City Is the Storied Football Capital of the USA Ben Jacobs January 25, 2014

Historical Examples

Manual of American Grape-Growing U. P. Hedrick
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Jules Verne
The Air Trust George Allan England
Hope and Have Oliver Optic
The Call of the Canyon Zane Grey

noun
Henry. died 1611, English navigator: he explored the Hudson River (1609) and Hudson Bay (1610), where his crew mutinied and cast him adrift to die
W(illiam) H(enry). 1841–1922, British naturalist and novelist, born in Argentina, noted esp for his romance Green Mansions (1904) and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago (1918)

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