magellan : Idioms & Phrases
ferdinand magellan
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noun Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Fernao Magalhaes; Magellan.
WordNet
strait of magellan
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noun the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built
