MAGELLAN


Meaning of MAGELLAN in English

I. məˈjelən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from the Straits of Magellan, strait between the southern tip of the mainland of So. America and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

: magellanic

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese Fernando de Magalhães) died 1521 Portuguese navigator who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

: a world traveler

a modern Magellan can leave … in a giant clipper of the air — Saturday Review

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