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The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.
Lewis Gordon Pugh

Meaning of "Shackleton" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHACKLETON

Shackleton  [ˈʃækəltən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHACKLETON

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Shackleton is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SHACKLETON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Shackleton in the English dictionary

The definition of Shackleton in the dictionary is Sir Ernest Henry. 1874–1922, British explorer. He commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic, during which the south magnetic pole was located.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHACKLETON


Appleton
ˈæpəltən
Bolton
ˈbəʊltən
Carlton
ˈkɑːltən
dalton
ˈdɔːltən
doubleton
ˈdʌbəltən
Elton
ˈɛltən
Fulton
ˈfʊltən
Gestalten
ɡəˈʃtɑːltən
Hamilton
ˈhæməltən
Hilton
ˈhɪltən
Jesselton
ˈdʒɛsəltən
Lyttelton
ˈlɪtəltən
Middleton
ˈmɪdəltən
Milton
ˈmɪltən
simpleton
ˈsɪmpəltən
singleton
ˈsɪŋɡəltən
subaltern
ˈsʌbəltən
sultan
ˈsʌltən
Walton
ˈwɔːltən
Wilton
ˈwɪltən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHACKLETON

Shabuoth
Shacharis
Shache
shack
shack up
shackle
shacklebone
shackler
shackles
shacko
shad
shadberries
shadberry
shadblow
Shadbolt

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHACKLETON

appendicular skeleton
axial skeleton
Beeton
beton
Breton
chondroskeleton
cytoskeleton
demeton
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
family skeleton
feuilleton
jeton
magneton
phaeton
potamogeton
Princeton
reggaeton
Seton
skeleton

Synonyms and antonyms of Shackleton in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Shackleton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHACKLETON

Find out the translation of Shackleton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Shackleton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Shackleton» in English.

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沙克尔顿
1,325 millions of speakers

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Shackleton
570 millions of speakers

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Shackleton
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शैकलटन
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شاكلتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шеклтон
278 millions of speakers

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Shackleton
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শ্যাকলটন
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Shackleton
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Shackleton
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Shackleton
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シャクルトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스파이더 맨
85 millions of speakers

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Shackleton
85 millions of speakers
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Shackleton
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ஷாக்கில்டன்
75 millions of speakers

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शॅकलटन
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Shackleton
70 millions of speakers

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Shackleton
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Shackleton
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Шеклтон
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Shackleton
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Shackleton
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Shackleton
14 millions of speakers
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Shackleton
10 millions of speakers
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Shackleton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Shackleton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHACKLETON»

The term «Shackleton» is regularly used and occupies the 57.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Shackleton

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QUOTES WITH «SHACKLETON»

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Lewis Gordon Pugh
The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHACKLETON»

Discover the use of Shackleton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Shackleton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Endurance
A well-researched story brilliantly recounts how twenty-eight men battled against almost insuperable odds in 1914 to return to civilization after their ship Endurance sank near the South Pole, now available in a deluxe gift edition ...
Alfred Lansing, 2000
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great ...
Written by two veteran business observers and illustrated with ship photographer Frank Hurley's masterpieces and other rarely seen photos, this practical book helps today's leaders follow Shackleton's triumphant example.
Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell, 2001
3
South!: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917
Account of the Imperial Trans-Antartic Expedition attempted by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew.
Ernest H. Shackleton, 2010
4
Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero.
Roland Huntford, 2013
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
From the Hardcover edition.
Caroline Alexander, 2008
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South: The Endurance Expedition
And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.
Ernest Shackleton, 2004
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South with Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition ...
The definitive collection of photographs from the Shackleton expedition includes never-before-published images from the remarkable 1914 expedition to Antarctica.
‎2001
8
Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition, when the ship the Endurance was crushed in a frozen sea and the men made the perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, 1999
9
Shackleton's Boat Journey
This is the classic account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 Antarctic expedition.
F. A. Worsley, 2007
10
Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton ...
The story of Australia's most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroic age of polar exploration: Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton Sir Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, remains Australia's greatest Antarctic ...
Peter FitzSimons, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHACKLETON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shackleton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals: Tanya Landman and …
Kate Greenaway medal winner William Grill's book Shackleton's Journey, ... is a dazzling account of the story of Ernest Shackleton, who set out in August 1914 ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
'Chasing Shackleton' review: Polar adventure bland at times
THE SERIES "Chasing Shackleton". WHEN | WHERE Wednesday night and the next two Wednesday nights at 10 on WNET/13. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Six British ... «Newsday, Jan 14»
3
Watch the Recreation of an Amazing Rescue in Chasing Shackleton
In 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton and five shipmates set out on what's been called the greatest feat of survival in polar exploration, crossing 800 nautical miles in a ... «PARADE, Jan 14»
4
Century-old photo negatives found in Antarctic explorer's hut
The photos were taken during Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 Ross Sea Party, another failed exploration whose members were forced to live in Scott's hut after ... «CNN, Dec 13»
5
Liam Gallagher Divorce? Oasis Frontman Reportedly Met With …
The UK tabloid reported that Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has met with divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton in order to prepare for a potential split from his wife, ... «Huffington Post, Aug 13»
6
What happened to Shackleton's sunken ship?
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set sail from England aboard Endurance, bound for ... to go farther – literally, farther: Shackleton planned to make the South Pole a ... «Christian Science Monitor, Aug 13»
7
Nigella Lawson consults Sir Paul McCartney's divorce lawyer Fiona …
The TV chef is said to have sought advice from top lawyer Fiona Shackleton, who has represented the likes of Prince Charles, Sir Paul McCartney and Madonna. «Express.co.uk, Jul 13»
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Shackleton: Explorers Complete Epic Journey
Shackleton: Explorers Complete Epic Journey. Two men successfully recreate one of the most dangerous journeys ever made nearly 100 years after it was first ... «Sky News, Feb 13»
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Team Recreating Shackleton's 1916 Antarctic Journey Makes Landfall
An exhausted British-Australian expedition recreating Ernest Shackleton's 1916 crossing of the Southern Ocean in a small boat made landfall after a perilous ... «Business Insider, Feb 13»
10
An Old-Fashioned Antarctic Expedition Retraces Shackleton's
This modern expedition would be no such thing: All the equipment aboard the new ship Alexandra Shackleton -- with the exception of mandatory communication ... «Huffington Post, Jan 13»

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