1. English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611); [syn: Hudson, Henry Hudson]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Henry Hudson
n 1: English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610
he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied
and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: Hudson,
Henry Hudson]