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noun • Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1460-1524) | ||||||||
| 44% | 6 | Portuguese explorer who commanded the first European expedition to sail to India | ||||||
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| 35% | 14 | Navigating with the sail positioned in order to sail as directly into the wind as possible | ||||||
adverb • nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming | ||||||||
First Explorer To Sail Directly From Europe To India Crossword Clue
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VASCODAGAMA which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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VASCODAGAMA
Updated: October 11, 2023
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