Tenerife

or Ten·er·iffe

[ ten-uh-rif, -reef; Spanish te-ne-ree-fe ]

/ ˌtɛn əˈrɪf, -ˈrif; Spanish ˌtɛ nɛˈri fɛ /

noun

the largest of the Canary Islands, off the NW Coast of Africa. 794 sq. mi. (2055 sq. km). Capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Pi·co de

[pee-koh dey; Spanish pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi koʊ deɪ; Spanish ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/. Teide, Pico de.

Example sentences from the Web for tenerife

The largest loss of life in any incident was at Tenerife in 1977 when two Boeing 747s collided in fog, killing 583 people.

Forty-Five Minutes of Chaos in the Sky |Clive Irving |November 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
We were now standing away for the island Tenerife where I intended to take in some wine and brandy for my voyage.

A Voyage to New Holland |William Dampier
The inhabitants of the islands were known as Guanches or Guanchinet, the latter meaning “men of Tenerife.”

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 |Antonio Pigafetta
From this time to our arrival at Tenerife we had moderate weather and winds mostly from the northward.

A Voyage to the South Sea |William Bligh

We were not so fortunate on this occasion as to obtain a distant sea view of the far-famed peak of Tenerife.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. |J Lort Stokes
The winds for some days after leaving Tenerife were mostly from the southward.

A Voyage to the South Sea |William Bligh

British Dictionary definitions for tenerife

Tenerife

/ (ˌtɛnəˈriːf, Spanish teneˈrife) /

noun

a Spanish island in the Atlantic, off the NW coast of Africa: the largest of the Canary Islands; volcanic and mountainous; tourism and agriculture. Capital: Santa Cruz. Pop: 778 071 (2002 est). Area: 2058 sq km (795 sq miles)

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Tenerife

or Ten·er·iffe

noun

Example sentences from the Web for tenerife

British Dictionary definitions for tenerife

noun