NOUN | act | Passero, Cape Passero | a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) |
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Sounds | paaseh'row | |
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Rhymes | Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row... |
Meaning | A naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719). | |
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Synonym | Cape Passero | |
Instance of | naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
Region | Sicily, Sicilia | The largest island in the Mediterranean |
Spanish | cabo Passero |
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