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passero

/pəˈsɛə.rəʊ/

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noun

/pəˈsɛə.rəʊ/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к морскому сражению в Средиземном море у мыса Пассеро в 1719 году, в котором испанский флот потерпел поражение от Франции и Англии при попытке вернуть Сицилию и Сардинию у Италии.

A proper noun referring to a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in 1719, where the Spanish navy was defeated by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Naval battleC2formal

    A naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in 1719, where the Spanish navy was defeated by a combined French and English fleet while attempting to reclaim Sicily and Sardinia from Italy.

    ruМорское сражение

    • The Battle of Passero was a decisive conflict in the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
    • The Spanish fleet was destroyed off Cape Passero in 1719.
    • Historians study the Passero engagement as a key moment in Mediterranean naval history.
Forms
  • passeros plural form
  • passeros' possessive plural form
  • passero's possessive singular form