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BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Trafalgar mean?
• BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR has 1 sense:
1. a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Trafalgar; Trafalgar
Instance hypernyms:
naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)
Domain region:
Atlantic; Atlantic Ocean (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)
Holonyms ("battle of Trafalgar" is a part of...):
Napoleonic Wars (a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815)
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