A drake is a male duck. English naval hero and explorer who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577-1580) and was vice admiral of the fleet that destroyed the Spanish Armada (1588). A male duck. A mayfly used as fishing bait. Also called drake fly. a male duck ducks and drakes (From an ancient word related to enterich ). Drake equation Drake Passage Drake Sir Francis
adult male of a wild or domestic duck English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)