McMurdoan
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]McMurdoan (comparative more McMurdoan, superlative most McMurdoan)
- Of or relating to McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.
- 2014 April 21, Geoffrey Gearheart, “Antarctica: sacrifices in the name of Science”, in Geoffrey Gearheart[1]:
- In the corridors of McMurdo’s Crary Lab building (a research facility for the advancement of Antarctic science) there is a permanent exhibit showcasing titbits of McMurdoan scientific history.
Noun
[edit]McMurdoan (plural McMurdoans)
- A researcher at McMurdo Station.
- Synonym: McMurdoite
- 2021 March 12, M. L. Buchman, Sunrise on ‘The Ice’[2]:
- Even the chance of seeing the sun was enough to draw a crowd from the ten winterover Kiwis and two hundred and fifty McMurdoans to the peak.