The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
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Magellan
/məˈɡɛlən/
Synonyms for "magellan" (6 found)
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boldferdinand magellan
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Noun(3 words)
magellan spacecraftspace missionthe circumnavigator
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7 entriesbold approachcircumnavigatorexploratory methodferdinandianradar imagingradar mappertopographic mapping
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10 entriesMagellan Venus orbitMagellan brand GPSMagellan expeditionMagellan missionMagellan radar dataMagellan spacecraftmagellan approachmagellan fieldworkmagellan mindsetmagellan voyage
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Columbus, Ericson, and Magellan once walked into a bar. Only Columbus walked out.
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What did Ferdinand Magellan do?
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Have you ever gone through the Straits of Magellan?
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