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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nelson has 2 senses
- nelson(n = noun.person) admiral nelson, horatio nelson, lord nelson, viscount nelson - English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805); Array is a kind of admiral, full admiral
- nelson(n = noun.act) Array - any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck; Array is a kind of wrestling hold
has particulars: full nelson, half nelson
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nelson, n. a wrestling-hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand is applied to the neck (half nelson), or both arms and hands are applied (full nelson).
Etymology
app. f. the name Nelson