nelson : Idioms & Phrases

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admiral nelson

  • noun English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
    Admiral Nelson; Lord Nelson; Nelson; Horatio Nelson.
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first baron rutherford of nelson

  • noun British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)
    First Baron Rutherford; Rutherford; Ernest Rutherford.
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full nelson

  • noun a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
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half nelson

  • noun a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck
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horatio nelson

  • noun English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
    Admiral Nelson; Lord Nelson; Nelson; Horatio Nelson.
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lord nelson

  • noun English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
    Admiral Nelson; Lord Nelson; Nelson; Horatio Nelson.
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nelson algren

  • noun United States writer (1909-1981)
    Algren.
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nelson mandela

  • noun South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
    Nelson Mandela; Mandela.
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nelson rolihlahla mandela

  • noun South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
    Nelson Mandela; Mandela.
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omar nelson bradley

  • noun United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
    Bradley; Omar Bradley.
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thomas nelson page

  • noun United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)
    Page.
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viscount nelson

  • noun English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
    Admiral Nelson; Lord Nelson; Nelson; Horatio Nelson.
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