Francis Drake

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drake Sir Francis Drake

Examples

A statue of Sir Francis Drake by Joseph Boehm (a copy of the original in his home town of Tavistock ) was placed here in 1884 to commemorate him. citation There are also several war memorials along the northern side of the Hoe. Source: Internet

Haynes 1987 pp. 88–94 He took much interest in the careers of John Hawkins and Francis Drake from early on, and was a principal backer of Drake's circumnavigation of the world. Source: Internet

Ginsberg said the image of Moloch was inspired by peyote visions he had of the Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco which appeared to him as a skull; he took it as a symbol of the city (not specifically San Francisco, but all cities). Source: Internet

In 1586, Sir Francis Drake captured the city of Santo Domingo, collecting a ransom for its return to Spanish rule. Source: Internet

It has been often rumoured that she had a number of lovers (including Francis Drake ), but there is no hard evidence. Source: Internet

John Cummins, Francis Drake: The Lives of a Hero, page 273. ISBN 0-312-16365-7. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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