Trafalgar

[ truh-fal-ger; Spanish trah-fahl-gahr ]

noun
  1. Cape, a cape on the SW coast of Spain, W of Gibraltar: British naval victory over the French and Spanish fleets 1805.

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How to use Trafalgar in a sentence

  • So, the next morning, he began to look out for Cape Trafalgar before it was light.

    The Sandman: His Sea Stories | William J. Hopkins
  • In the far distance, Cape Trafalgar, from which the battle takes its name, was just visible against the eastern sky.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
  • A few days later the "rainman" started on his way to Cape Trafalgar.

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  • Next morning at daybreak his (p. 373) watch descried the enemy sailing southeasterly, just north of Cape Trafalgar.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
  • There was a long undulation of mountainous country, and a promontory that we were told was Cape Trafalgar.

    Tell England | Ernest Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for Trafalgar

Trafalgar

/ (trəˈfælɡə, Spanish trafalˈɣar) /


noun
  1. Cape Trafalgar a cape on the SW coast of Spain, south of Cádiz: scene of the decisive naval battle (1805) in which the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the British under Nelson, who was mortally wounded

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