1. Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521); [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Magellan
n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan,
Fernao Magalhaes]