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Captain James Cook

noun

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779). Synonyms: Captain Cook, Cook, James Cook.

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... a man who had climbed from a mud cottage to the position of the greatest navigator in the world—had climbed on top of facts mastered, not {176} of schoolgirl moonshine, or study-closet theories. That man was Captain James Cook. ...

— Vikings of the Pacific - The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward • Agnes C. Laut

Words linked to "Captain James Cook" : navigator, cook