francis drake

Noun
  1. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) (synset 110962858)
    is an instance of:
    • admiral, full admiral - the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
    • navigator - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
    same as: drake, sir francis drake

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