Matapan

[ mat-uh-pan ]

noun

1. Cape, a cape in S Greece, at the S tip of the Peloponnesus.

Matapan

/ ˈmætəˌpæn; ˌmætəˈpæn /

noun

1. Cape Matapan
   Cape Matapan a cape in S Greece, at the S central tip of the Peloponnese: the southern point of the mainland of Greece Modern Greek nameTaínaron

Example Sentences

He knew that they were going to go out and confront the Italian fleet at Matapan but he did a real Drake on them.

From The Daily Beast

Cape Matapan, which is more than a degree and a half more to the east than Phycus.

From Project Gutenberg

I have been to Matapan (now Dorchester), and let some twenty of those peoples blood.

From Project Gutenberg

We had rounded Matapan with a snoring breeze on the port beam.

From Project Gutenberg