Pilgrim Fathers
Britishplural noun
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“You have to be somewhere near the tracks of the Pilgrim Fathers to get much meaning out of Thanksgiving.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was created to show the development of technology in the centuries since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World, bosses said.
From BBC
The vessel was created to show the development of technology in the centuries since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World, bosses said.
From BBC
“They were handed over to the important Puritans travelling on the Mayflower – the sort of people the Americans call Pilgrim Fathers.”
From The Guardian
The Box is due to open as part of the Mayflower celebrations when Plymouth marks 400 years since the Pilgrim Fathers set off for America.
From BBC
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