Quiberon

[ keebuh-rawn ]

noun
  1. a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.

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  • At the southern extreme of the shoals which act as a breakwater to Quiberon Bay are some formidable rocks, known as the Cardinals.

British Dictionary definitions for Quiberon

Quiberon

/ (French kibrɔ̃) /


noun
  1. a peninsula of NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: a naval battle was fought off its coast in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, in which the British defeated the French

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