1. English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594); [syn: Frobisher, Sir Martin Frobisher]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sir Martin Frobisher
n 1: English explorer who led an expedition in search of the
Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and
helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594) [syn:
Frobisher, Sir Martin Frobisher]