Captain Cook
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» Captain Cook discovered those islands.
Kapitän Cook entdeckte diese Inseln. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(Australia, slang)A look
- English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Examples
2 sentencesCaptain Cook discovered those islands.
deKapitän Cook entdeckte diese Inseln. — al_ex_an_der
Captain Cook thanked the natives for their hospitality.
deKapitän Cook dankte den Eingeborenen für ihre Gastfreundschaft. — samueldora
Origin
Rhyming slang from the name of English explorer and navigator Captain (James) Cook, discovRhyming slang from the name of English explorer and navigator Captain (James) Cook, discoverer of the east coast of Australia.
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Forms
plural: Captain Cooks| Singular | Captain Cook |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779):CookJames CookCaptain James Cook
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.