English noun: Drake | |||
1. | Drake (person) English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) | ||
Synonyms | Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | ||
Instance hypernym | admiral, full admiral, navigator | ||
2. | drake (animal) adult male of a wild or domestic duck | ||
Broader (hypernym) | duck | ||