Carson

Car son |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | a city in southwestern California, south of Los Angeles; pop. 92,366 (est. 2008 ).

Carson, Johnny

Car son, Johnny |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | (1925 –2005 ), US television personality and comedian; full name John William Carson. He hosted The Tonight Show 1962 –92.

Carson, Kit

Car son, Kit |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | (1809 –68 ), US frontiersman and scout; full name Christopher Carson. He was a US Indian agent in the Southwest 1853 –61 and organized Union forces against Indians in the West during the Civil War.

Carson, Rachel

Car son, Rachel |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | (1907 –64 ), US biologist and environmentalist; full name Rachel Louise Carson. Her works include The Sea Around Us (1951 ) and Silent Spring (1962 ).

Carson City

Car son Cit y |kɑːrsnˈsɪti | the capital of Nevada, in the western part of the state, southeast of Reno; pop. 54,867 (est. 2008 ).

Carson

Car son |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | a city in southwestern California, south of Los Angeles; pop. 92,366 (est. 2008 ).

Carson, Kit

Car son, Kit |ˈkärsən ˈkɑrsən | (1809 –68 ), US frontiersman and scout; full name Christopher Carson. He was a US Indian agent in the Southwest 1853 –61 and organized Union forces against Indians in the West during the Civil War.

Carson, Rachel

Car ¦son |ˈkɑːs (ə )n | (1907 –64 ), American zoologist, a pioneer ecologist and popularizer of science; full name Rachel Louise Carson. She is noted especially for The Sea Around Us (1951 ) and Silent Spring (1963 ), an attack on the indiscriminate use of pesticides.

Carson, Willie

Car ¦son |ˈkɑːs (ə )n | (b.1942 ), Scottish jockey; full name William Fisher Hunter Carson. His successes include victories in the Derby in 1979, 1980, and 1989.

Carson City

Car ¦son City |kɑːsnˈsɪti | the state capital of Nevada; pop. 54,867 (est. 2008 ).