Christopher Columbus Word Search
Play a Christopher Columbus word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: COLUMBUS, EXPLORER, VOYAGE, SANTA, NINA, PINTA, OCEAN, SPAIN, QUEEN, KING, INDIES, SAILOR.
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Christopher Columbus word list, defined
- EXPLORER /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/ · noun
- A person who travels to unfamiliar places in order to learn about or map them; more broadly, anyone who investigates or explores a subject, area, or field systematically. Related: adventurer, traveler, pathfinder, pioneer.
- VOYAGE /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a journey, especially a long one made by sea or through space. As a verb, to travel by sea or through space. Related: journey, trip, passage, crossing.
- PINTA /ˈpintə/ · noun
- A Spanish unit of liquid measure, equal to approximately 1.16 litres. The word also names a rare nonvenereal bacterial infection characterized by bluish or reddish skin lesions. Related: pinto, skin disease.
- OCEAN /ˈoʊʃən/ · noun
- A very large expanse of seawater covering much of the Earth, forming interconnected bodies of water conventionally identified as the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans. The word can also refer figuratively to a vast, boundless quantity or expanse of something. Related: sea, main, deep, waters.
- SPAIN /speɪn/ · proper noun
- Spain is a country in southwestern Europe, occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. Its official capital is Madrid. Related: Kingdom of Spain.
- QUEEN /kwiːn/ · noun; verb
- A queen is a female monarch who rules a kingdom, or the wife of a king. As a verb, it means to act in the manner of a queen, especially to treat someone in a domineering or ostentatious way. Related: monarch, ruler, sovereign, royal.
- KING /kɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- A king is a male sovereign who rules a kingdom. By extension, it denotes a leading or pre-eminent person and is also used for a court playing card and the chess piece that must be protected. Related: monarch, sovereign, ruler, crowned head.
- SAILOR /ˈseɪlər/ · noun
- A person who works on a ship or sails a boat, especially as a member of a ship's crew. The term can also refer more broadly to someone experienced in sailing or seafaring. Related: seafarer, mariner, sailor, deckhand.
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