Magellan
[mə'gelən]
Definition
(noun.) Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521).
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Examples
- Imported horses were introduced at Buenos Ayres in 1537, and so flourished in the wild state that in 1580 they were found as far south as the Strai t of Magellan. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- To Rio de Janeiro, the distance via Magellan is 8,609 miles; by the canal 7,885 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From San Francisco to Buenos Aires, via Valparaiso and Magellan, is approximately 7,610 miles, which is shorter than the route through the canal, by which the distance is 8,941 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They discovered the Philippines, and here Magellan was killed in a fight with the natives. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To Para the distances via Magellan and via the canal are 10,852 and 5,642 miles, respectively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Magellan's expedition continued across the Pacific Ocean westward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The canal makes San Francisco nearer to Liverpool by 5,666 miles, a saving of two-fifths of the old journey by Magellan. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To Pernambuco, on the eastern promontory of South America, the distance via Magellan is 9,748 miles; via the canal 6,746 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From San Francisco to Freetown, on the west coast of middle Africa, the distance by the most practicable route, using the Strait of Magellan, is 11,380 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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