early explorer

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

Refers to explorers from a past historical period, often the first to visit a region.

explorerADJECTIVE + explorer

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Examples (10)

  • Early explorers faced incredible dangers crossing uncharted oceans.
  • The early explorer Marco Polo opened trade routes to Asia.
  • Many early explorers were driven by the search for gold and spices.
  • Christopher Columbus was an early explorer who changed world history.
  • These early explorers had only primitive navigation tools.
  • The courage of early explorers like Magellan inspired future generations.
  • We owe much of our geographical knowledge to early explorers.
  • The hardships endured by early explorers were almost unimaginable.
  • Captain Cook was an early explorer of the Pacific Ocean.
  • The maps drawn by early explorers were often inaccurate but groundbreaking.