Verrazzano

[ Italian ver-raht-tsah-naw ]

noun

1. Gio·van·ni da [jaw-, vahn, -nee dah], c1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer.

Example Sentences

Many New York-based runners ran the official course on Sunday for their virtual race, with the exception of the initial two-mile stretch across the Verrazzano, which is closed to pedestrians.

From Outside Online

Some historians relate that Verrazzano was made prisoner by the savages who inhabit the coast of Labrador, and was eaten by them.

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He therefore ordered John Verrazzano, a Venetian who was in his service, to make a voyage of exploration.

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Verrazzano was glad to see his sailor return in safety from this dangerous trip.

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After some delay Verrazzano started again, with one vessel called the Dauphine.

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Verrazzano was a native of Florence, Italy, and a pirate like many other sailors of that time.

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