Magellan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Magellan
    n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
         an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
         world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Ferdinand Magellan},
         {Fernao Magalhaes}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

MAGELLAN

the man who got into straits and straights.