Lepanto

[ li-pan-toh; Italian le-pahn-taw ]

/ lɪˈpæn toʊ; Italian ˈlɛ pɑn tɔ /

noun

Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.

Gulf of. Corinth, Gulf of.

Strait of. Also called Rion Strait. a strait between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Corinth. 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.

Example sentences from the Web for lepanto

He commanded around 600 Suliotes in preparations for a siege of Lepanto, a fortified town to the east of Missolonghi.

Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy |Michael Weiss |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I shall shortly march (according to orders) against Lepanto, with two thousand men.

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) |Thomas Moore
I have just been informed that much cannonading was heard in the quarter of Lepanto the day before yesterday.

The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II |Thomas Lord Cochrane
Lepanto might well be described as not only the closing battle of crusading days, but the last battle of the age of chivalry.

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale

The chapel of the Rosary, which is entered just by the statue of Venier, was built in honour of his Lepanto victory.

A Wanderer in Venice |E.V. Lucas
Had the converts in Lepanto been supplied with a few fire-arms, this disaster would not have happened.

The Inhabitants of the Philippines |Frederic H. Sawyer

British Dictionary definitions for lepanto

Lepanto

noun

(lɪˈpæntəʊ) a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop (municipality): 18 259 (2001) Greek name: Návpaktos

Gulf of Lepanto another name for the (Gulf of) Corinth

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