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Definition of Robert Peary
1. Noun. United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Robert Peary
Literary usage of Robert Peary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daytrips New England: 50 One-Day Adventures by Earl Steinbicker (2000)
"Among its alumni are Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Arctic
explorers Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan, and President Franklin Pierce. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"Robert's full name is Robert Peary Lee. He was born about the time the north pole
was discovered, and, as Father had been with Mr. Peary several years ago. ..."
3. The Story of the Greatest Nations: A Comprehensive History, Extending from by Edward Sylvester Ellis, Charles Francis Horne (1914)
"The glory of this achievement lay with an American naval officer, Robert Peary.
IN the year 1909 the attention of the entire world was turned to Arctic ..."
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