Noun: Selkirk 'sel,kurk
- Scottish sailor who was marooned on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for four years and four months (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
- Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraig
Type of: sailor
Encyclopedia: Selkirk, Oswego County, New York