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Meanings of drake in English
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Synonyms
Examples for "Francis Drake"
Examples for "Francis Drake"
1
Brief relation of notable service performed by Sir Francis Drake in 1587.
2
In 1587, a fleet under Sir Francis Drake was despatched to Cadiz.
3
In 1578 we come to the renowned English seaman, Sir Francis Drake.
4
Aboard this escort went Francis Drake as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
5
The famous expedition of Sir Francis Drake was the commencement of a revelation.
Usage of drake in English
1
The drake barely deflected the attack as he fought to right himself.
2
There was no mention of the drake race in his new world.
3
A remnant of the days when a drake ruled from the Tybers.
4
A voice, coming from an invisible source behind the drake, commanded, Back!
5
Barely had the drake folded himself into survival position when he collided.
6
And on a lake-shore stood a drake and kowtowed before the duck.
7
The beautiful little drake was picked out of a tuft of alfa-grass.
8
She stepped from the drake's grasp and in fascination touched the glass.
9
He might as well have been a drake instead of a man.
10
Some young drake of the patriarch's might come looking for me.
11
A drake army was not an army in the traditional sense.
12
The drake clawed at him, but weakness made it come up just short.
13
Even when hunting such quarry, the drake found his present body more suitable.
14
Was it just the drake's way, or did he know something?
15
Weapon unsheathed, the drake darted to where he had last seen the figure.
16
The second night out, they had lost one man to a fire drake.
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Drake across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common