Quiberon

[ keebuh-rawn ]

/ kibəˈrɔ̃ /

noun

a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for quiberon

Mr Pitt's expedition to Quiberon was most ill judged, and ended in defeat and disgrace.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay
The rest put into Quiberon Bay, and the general landed his small body on the peninsula of that name.

Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume I (of 2) |John Hill Burton
In 1795, a maritime expedition was fitted out against Quiberon, at an expense of eight millions of dollars.

Elements of Military Art and Science |Henry Wager Halleck
Concluding that the enemy were bound for Quiberon, Hawke carried a press of sail for that place.

Types of Naval Officers |A. T. Mahan

The note alluded to had been received, and forwarded unopened, to the Admiral in Quiberon Bay.

The Surrender of Napoleon |Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland.

British Dictionary definitions for quiberon

Quiberon

/ (French kibrɔ̃) /

noun

a peninsula of NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: a naval battle was fought off its coast in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, in which the British defeated the French

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