Blackbeard

[ blak-beerd ]

/ ˈblækˌbɪərd /

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Words nearby Blackbeard

black basaltes, black bass, blackbead, black bean, black bear, Blackbeard, black beauty, blackbeetle, black-bellied plover, blackbelly rosefish, black belt

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How to use Blackbeard in a sentence

This movie is about a track coach who has a supernatural encounter with the ghost of the infamous pirate, Blackbeard.
15 Best Swashbuckling Pirate Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
Blackbeard's Ghost is another pirate adventure from Disney in 1968.
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Back in the 1600s and 1700s, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard and other buccaneers plundered Spanish galleons from these islands and cays.
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, returning to a changed but resilient St. John|Bob Drogin|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
At any rate they bleed a man just as thoroughly as in the palmy days of Blackbeard and his corsair crew.
Step Lively!|George Niblo

John Rose Archer was a seasoned pirate; he had served under the famous Blackbeard.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
Edward Teach or Thatch, the famous pirate commonly called Blackbeard.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
I assure you that I am known from one end of this coast to the other, and Captain Blackbeard is not an ignorant man.
Kate Bonnet|Frank R. Stockton
The great Blackbeard himself stood high upon his deck and surveyed the strangers through a glass.
Kate Bonnet|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for Blackbeard

Blackbeard

/ (ˈblækˌbɪəd) /

noun

nickname of (Edward) TeachSee Teach

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