The First Fleet Word Search
The First Fleet, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PHILLIP, SIRIUS, SUPPLY, CONVICT, BOTANYBAY, PORTJACKSON, SYDNEYCOVE, MARINES, VOYAGE, GOVERNOR, SETTLEMENT, COLONY.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
The First Fleet word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- SUPPLY /səˈplaɪ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, supply means a stock of something available for use or distribution. As a verb, it means to make something available to someone or to provide something needed. Related: provide, furnish, stock, provision.
- CONVICT /ˈkɒnvɪkt (noun), kənˈvɪkt (verb)/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a convict is a person found guilty of a crime and serving a sentence of imprisonment. As a verb, to convict means to declare someone guilty of a criminal offence after trial or legal proceedings. Related: prisoner, inmate, offender, felon.
- MARINES /məˈriːnz/ · plural noun
- Members of a marine corps or similar military force trained for service on land and at sea. In the United States, the term usually refers specifically to members of the Marine Corps.
- 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.
- GOVERNOR /ˈɡʌvərnər/ · noun
- A governor is an official who has authority over a state, province, territory, or other political jurisdiction. The word can also refer more broadly to the person or body that manages an institution, or to a mechanical device that regulates the speed or flow of something. Related: ruler, administrator, leader, head.
- SETTLEMENT /ˈsetəlmənt/ · noun
- An agreement or arrangement that resolves a dispute, or the process of reaching such an agreement. It can also refer to a community established by people settling in a particular place, or a payment made to settle a claim or account. Related: agreement, resolution, accord, arrangement.
- COLONY /ˈkɒləni/ · noun
- A country or area under the political control of a distant nation, whose settlers occupy it; more broadly, a group of people or animals of the same kind living together in one place. Related: settlement, outpost, possession, dependency.
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