Aveiro

British  

/ əˈveːiru /

noun

1. Ancient name: Talabriga.  a port in N central Portugal, on the Aveiro lagoon: ancient Roman town; linked by canal with the Atlantic Ocean. Pop: 73 335 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Several fires broke out in the Aveiro region over the weekend, which have forced about 70 residents to flee, the civil protection authority has said.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

The University of Aveiro biologist, Dr. López Fernandez, said that it was possible that the three boats sank over the past year because they were vulnerable to leaks or not equipped to endure the damage.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Now, however, Pedro Cunha, a theoretical physicist at the University of Aveiro, and colleagues have shown such an object would be short-lived, doomed by its very resemblance to a black hole.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 4, 2023

Cláudia Mieiro, a marine biologist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal who was not involved in Downs' study, remarked on the high concentrations of sunscreen chemicals found in the sand near the showers.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

Aveiro is built on the southern shore of a marshy lagoon, containing many small islands, and measuring about 15 m. from north to south, with an average breadth of about 1 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various