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.
Both are significant in terms of casualties. On Iwo Jima, American casualties were higher than Japanese, this is the first and only battle where this happened. And on Okinawa, the Americans had their bloodiest battle in the Pacific.