Frobisher

[ froh-bi-sher, frob-i- ]

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noun

Frobisher

/ ˈfrəʊbɪʃə /

FrobisherSir Martin?15351594MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island

Is there any chance of a final appearance by Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) before the end?

Zelman: That was always the intention with the story of Frobisher.

Martin Frobisher, the English navigator, sailed on his second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage to India.

Martin Frobisher was despatched with three pinnaces to discover a northwest passage, but compelled by the ice to return.

Half the fleet he stationed under Frobisher off the Spanish coast to distract the attention of the Spaniards.

The failure of Frobisher's quest for gold only drew the nobler spirits engaged in it to plans of colonisation.

Nor must we forget brave Martin Frobisher's fruitless voyages to Greenland in 1576-81.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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