â¢ DRAKE (noun). The noun DRAKE has 2 senses: 1. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596). 2. adult male of a wild or domestic duck. Familiarity information: DRAKE used as a noun is rare.he noun DRAKE has 2 senses: 1. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596). 2. adult male of a wild or domestic duck.
Fought along Antietam Creek, at Sharpsburg, Maryland, this battle brought about Americaâs bloodiest day, the product of Confederate audacity and Union command failure.
This battle took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland.   The Battle of Antietam took place near the Antietam Creek, near  Sharpsburg, Maryland. This was the first time Confede â¦ rate General  Lee took his forces into Union territory. Maryland was a slave  State that remained in the Union. It was one of the bloodiest  battles in American history.