Trafalgar
[trə'fælgə] or [trə'fælgər]
Definition
(noun.) 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).
Editor: Lyle--From WordNet
Examples
- But for a while the mortal wound of Trafalgar was hidden from the French mind altogether. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Have you dragged the basin of Trafalgar Square fountain? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A captured German gun was hauled from the Mall, where a vast array of such trophies had been set out, into Trafalgar Square, and its carriage burnt. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Whither, however, is the light four-inside Trafalgar coach carrying us? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Ryan