Taranto

[ tah-rahn-taw; English tahr-uh n-toh, tar-, tuh-ran-toh ]

/ ˈtɑ rɑn tɔ; English ˈtɑr ənˌtoʊ, ˈtær-, təˈræn toʊ /

noun

Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.

Gulf of, an arm of the Ionian Sea, in S Italy. 85 miles (137 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for taranto

No, Mr. Taranto, what America wants to do is criminalize rape.

George Will, a Worthy Heir to Todd Akin |Sally Kohn |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Taranto's “comeuppance” idea rests on two odd assumptions/insinuations.

Getting It Right on Obamacare |David Frum |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But what is clear is that Taranto thinks that my $200 per month rate increase represents some much-deserved comeuppance.

Getting It Right on Obamacare |David Frum |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Back then, Taranto defended the post-truth methods of the late Andrew Breitbart's journalism.

James Taranto, Heckler? |David Frum |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

I'm a particular target of Taranto's name-calling, and not for the first time.

James Taranto, Heckler? |David Frum |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Prince of Taranto discountenances the proposed crime, for the Queen's fair name would suffer.

Frdric Mistral |Charles Alfred Downer
Heading east he caught sight of the bay of Taranto, then turned north.

A Yankee Flier in Italy |Rutherford G. Montgomery
The same thing happened on the Italian railway between Brindisi and Taranto, which delayed us for about eight hours.

With the Judans in the Palestine Campaign |J. H. (John Henry) Patterson
The wind held till next morning, when they were abreast of the Gulf of Taranto.

The Lion of Saint Mark |G. A. Henty
I had heard the story in Taranto a year previously, and knew it to be somewhat apocryphal at best.

Sea-Hounds |Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for taranto

Taranto

/ (təˈræntəʊ, Italian ˈtaːranto) /

noun

a port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): the chief city of Magna Graecia; taken by the Romans in 272 bc . Pop: 202 033 (2001) Latin name: Tarentum

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Taranto

noun

Example sentences from the Web for taranto

British Dictionary definitions for taranto

noun