English Explanatory Dictionary

nelson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
  2. A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.
name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename
  4. A place in Australia.
  5. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A small fishing town in Victoria, Australia.
  8. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
  9. A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson.
  10. A place in the United Kingdom:
  11. A town and civil parish in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England.
  12. A village and community in Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195).

Pronunciation

en-au-nelson.ogg /ˈnɛlsən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nelson.wav

Word forms

nelson nelsons

Etymology

Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg. Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

Related words

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) British admiral

Derived words

double nelson half nelson triple nelson full nelson Grelling-Nelson paradox Mount Nelson nelson Nelson Bay Nelson bighorn Nelson County Nelsonesque Nelsonian Nelson Island nelsonite Nelson's Column Nelsons Plains Nelson's sparrow Nelson Township Nelsonville quarter nelson three-quarter nelson
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