Drake (dr k), Sir Francis 1540?-1596. English naval hero and explorer who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577-1580) and was vice admiral of the fleet that destroyed the Spanish Armada (1588). |
| drake 1 (drk) n. A male duck. [Middle English.] |
| drake 2 (drk) n. A mayfly used as fishing bait. Also called drake fly. [Middle English, dragon, from Old English draca, from West Germanic *drako, from Latin drac  ; see dragon.] |
Drake [dreɪk]
n
(Biographies / Drake, Sir Francis (?1540-1596) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: buccaneer) Sir Francis. ?1540-96, English navigator and buccaneer, the first Englishman to sail around the world (1577-80). He commanded a fleet against the Spanish Armada (1588) and contributed greatly to its defeat
drake1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the male of any duck
[perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Dutch andrake, Old High German antrahho]
drake2
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) History a small cannon
3. an obsolete word for dragon
[Old English draca, ultimately from Latin dracō dragon]
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| Noun | 1. |  Drake - English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |
| 2. | drake - adult male of a wild or domestic duck duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
Translations
n drake [dreik]
a male duck. mannetjieseend ذَكَر البَط: عُلْجوم паток kačer andrik der Erpel αρσενική πάπια pato (macho) isapart اردک نر urospuolinen ankka canard mâle בָּרוָוז नर बत्तख patak gácsér itik jantan andarsteggur maschio dell'anatra 雄鴨 수오리 antinas pīļtēviņš itik jantan woerd andrik, andestegg kaczor pato răţoi селезень káčer racman patak ankbonde, anddrake เป็ดตัวผู้ erkek ördek 公鴨 селезень نر مرغابی vịt đực 雄鸭
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