Definitions

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  • noun a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
  • noun a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)

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Examples

  • Rendezvous, midnight, two miles north-west of Cape Passero.

    The Lonely Sea MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1985

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