Matapan
[ mat-uh-pan ]
/ ˈmæt əˌpæn /
noun
Cape,
a cape in S Greece, at the S tip of the Peloponnesus.
Example sentences from the Web for matapan
He knew that they were going to go out and confront the Italian fleet at Matapan but he did a real Drake on them.
I have been to Matapan (now Dorchester), and let some twenty of those peoples blood.
The Funny Side of Physic |A. D. CrabtreWe had rounded Matapan with a snoring breeze on the port beam.
The Shellback's Progress |Walter Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for matapan
Matapan
/ (ˈmætəˌpæn, ˌmætəˈpæn) /
noun
Cape Matapan
a cape in S Greece, at the S central tip of the Peloponnese: the southern point of the mainland of Greece
Modern Greek name: Taínaron