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
2.
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)
Hudson in American English1
(ˈhʌdsən)
1.
Henrydied 1611; Eng. explorer, esp. of the waters about NE North America
river in E N.Y., flowing southward into Upper New York Bay: c. 315 mi (507 km)
Word origin
after Hudson1
All related terms of 'Hudson'
Hudson Bay
an inland sea in NE Canada: linked with the Atlantic by Hudson Strait ; the S extension forms James Bay ; discovered in 1610 by Henry Hudson. Area ( excluding James Bay): 647 500 sq km (250 000 sq miles)
Hudson seal
muskrat fur that has been dressed and dyed to resemble sealskin
Hudson River
a river in E New York State, flowing generally south into Upper New York Bay : linked to the Great Lakes , the St Lawrence Seaway , and Lake Champlain by the New York State Barge Canal and the canalized Mohawk River. Length: 492 km (306 miles)
Hudson Strait
a body of water in NE Canada linking the Atlantic with Hudson Bay
Hudson River school
a group of U.S. landscape painters of the 19th cent ., including Thomas Cole and Albert Bierstadt
Hudson's Bay blanket
a woollen blanket with wide stripes
Hudson's Bay Company
an English company chartered in 1670 to trade in all parts of North America drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay