HyperDic: francis_drake

English > 1 sense of the expression Francis Drake:
NOUNperson Francis Drake, Drake, Sir Francis DrakeEnglish explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
English > Francis Drake: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596).
SynonymsDrake, Sir Francis Drake
Instance ofadmiral, full admiralThe supreme commander of a fleet
navigatorIn earlier times, a person who explored by ship
SpanishFrancis Drake, Sir Francis Drake
CatalanDrake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake

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