Tagus
a river in southwestern Europe, flowing west through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 kilometers) long.
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How to use Tagus in a sentence
A consequence of this "happy result" is that we have now six sail of the line in the Tagus.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanHis first object, he had been already told, should be to capture the fleet lying in the Tagus and to take the regent prisoner.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloanePortugal, though nominally an ally, contributed to the common cause nothing but the use of the Tagus by the British Navy.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanIt was now the middle of August, and the heat in the valley of the Tagus was overpowering.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyAs it was, we had just time to cross the Tagus before they were ready to fall upon us.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for Tagus
/ (ˈteɪɡəs) /
a river in SW Europe, rising in E central Spain and flowing west to the border with Portugal, then southwest to the Atlantic at Lisbon: the longest river of the Iberian Peninsula. Length: 1007 km (626 miles): Portuguese name: Tejo Spanish name: Tajo
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