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Definition of Sir martin frobisher
1. Noun. 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).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir Martin Frobisher
Literary usage of Sir martin frobisher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guineaby Gomes Eanes de Zurara, Charles Raymond Beazley, Edgar Prestage by Gomes Eanes de Zurara, Charles Raymond Beazley, Edgar Prestage (1896)
"38 The Three Voyages of sir martin frobisher. With a Selection I rum Letters now
in the State Paper Office. ..."
2. A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken by John Barrow (1818)
"... —sir martin frobisher — Edward Fenton—Arthur Pit and Charles Jackman — Sir
Humphrey Gilbert—John Davis—Maldonado—Juan de Fuca—Barentz—William Adams. ..."
3. Short History of England by Charles McLean Andrews (1912)
"sir martin frobisher. From a portrait by Ketel in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Chancellor sailed to the northeast into the White Sea and opened up trade ..."
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