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Sverdrup

sverd·rup

uncommon

noun

1.

Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)

Origin

From Norwegian Sverdrup. After Harald Sverdrup (1888-1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist.

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