Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ferdinand_magellan

1 sense of ferdinand magellan

Sense 1
Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes -- (Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521))
       INSTANCE OF=> navigator -- (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)