captain cook

1. 1.

   English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

   SynonymsCookJames CookCaptain James Cook

   Broadernavigator

Questions about captain cook

What does captain cook mean?

captain cook means "English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)".

What is another word for captain cook?

Close synonyms include Cook, James Cook, Captain James Cook. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.