william kidd in English

noun

(1645-1701) Scottish navigator who was accused for piracy and hanged, known as "Captain Kidd"

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1. In 1700 William Kidd, not nearly so successful as Drake had been, sailed into New York.

2. Sir John Hawkins, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, and Captain William Kidd were some of the sailors that became privateers.

3. Although his name is synonymous with swashbuckling pirates, New York sea captain William Kidd denied to the end of his life that he ever acted like one.

4. 18 Although his name is synonymous with swashbuckling pirates, New York sea captain William Kidd denied to the end of his life that he ever acted like one.