HyperDic: strait_of_magellan

English > 1 sense of the expression Strait of Magellan:
NOUNobjectStrait of Magellanthe strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent
English > Strait of Magellan: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built.
Instance ofstrait, soundA narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water
Spanishestrecho de Magallanes

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