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Francis Drake

DEFINITIONS OF: Francis Drake

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n English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

Synonyms:
Drake, Sir Francis Drake
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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
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