Cape Trafalgar (coord|36|11|N|6|2|W) ( _es. Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in
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* [http://www.casasdelaluz.com/region/los-canos-de-meca-zahora/4.html Little travelguide with up to date information about the Costa de la Luz and the Cape Trafalgar]
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Cape Trafalgar — noun a small cape in southwestern Spain Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑cape, ↑ness • Part Holonyms: ↑Spain, ↑Kingdom of Spain, ↑Espana … Useful english dictionary
Trafalgar — can refer to:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain ** The Battle of Trafalgar, fought near the cape *** Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the above battle *** Trafalgar Day, also commemorating the battle *** Trafalgar 200, bicentenary… … Wikipedia
Trafalgar Way — The Trafalgar Way is the name given to the historic route used to carry dispatches with the news of the Battle of Trafalgar overland from Falmouth to the Admiralty in London. The first messenger in November 1805 was Lieutenant Lapenotiere, of HMS … Wikipedia
Trafalgar, Battle of — (Oct. 21, 1805) Naval engagement in the Napoleonic Wars that established British naval supremacy in Europe. It was fought west of Cape Trafalgar, Spain, between a Franco Spanish fleet of 33 ships under Pierre de Villeneuve (1763–1806) and a… … Universalium
Trafalgar — Tra|fal|gar, Cape the most southwesterly point of Spain. In the sea near the cape, British ships under Nelson won an important sea battle against the French and Spanish in 1805. Trafalgar 2 Trafalgar, the Battle of an important sea battle fought… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trafalgar,Cape — Tra·fal·gar (trə fălʹgər), Cape A cape on the southwest coast of Spain northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The British navy under Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805. * * * … Universalium
Trafalgar, Battle of — (1805) The most decisive naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a Royal Navy fleet of 27 ships under Admiral Horatio Nelson routed a combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships commanded by Rear Admiral Pierre Charles Villeneuve.… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Cape Coral — Cape Coral … Deutsch Wikipedia
Trafalgar — [trə fal′gər; ] Sp [ trä΄fäl gär′] Cape cape on the SW coast of Spain, between Cadiz & the Strait of Gibraltar: site of a naval battle (1805) in which Nelson s British fleet defeated Napoleon s fleet … English World dictionary
Trafalgar — /trəˈfælgə/ (say truh falguh) noun 1. Cape, a cape on the south western coast of Spain, west of Gibraltar; British naval victory under Nelson over the French and Spanish fleets 1805. 2. a town in south eastern Victoria, in western Gippsland. {def …
