NOUN | person | Sir Francis Drake, Drake, Francis Drake | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |
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Meaning | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596). | |
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Synonyms | Drake, Francis Drake | |
Instance of | admiral, full admiral | The supreme commander of a fleet |
navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship | |
Spanish | Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | |
Catalan | Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake |
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