单词 | Magellan |
释义 | Magellan —Magellanic /maj'euh lan"ik/, adj. /meuh jel"euhn/, n. 1. Ferdinand, c1480-1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521. 2. Strait of, a strait near the S tip of South America between the mainland of Chile and Tierra del Fuego and other islands, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific. 360 mi. (580 km) long; 21/2-17 mi. (4-27 km) wide. |
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