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Balboa

[ bal-boh-uh; Spanish bahl-baw-ah ]

noun

  1. Vas·co Nú·ñez de [vahs, -kaw , noo, -nyeth , th, e], 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
  2. a seaport in Panama at the Pacific terminus of the Panama Canal.
  3. balboa, a silver coin and monetary unit of Panama, equal to 100 centesimos.


balboa

1

/ bælˈbəʊə /

noun

  1. the standard currency unit of Panama, divided into 100 centesimos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Balboa

2

/ bælˈbəʊə; balˈβoa /

noun

  1. a port in Panama at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal: the administrative centre of the former Canal Zone. Pop: 2750 (1990)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Balboa

3

/ balˈβoa; bælˈbəʊə /

noun

  1. BalboaVasco Núñez de?14751519MSpanishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Vasco Núñez de (ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ de). ?1475–1519, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Balboa1

named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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Example Sentences

While some people with mobility limitations may be able to access a car more easily than Balboa, he and his family were left with very few options.

In the past when family members tried to move him, Balboa fell.

Balboa is paralyzed on his left side after a stroke and needs a wheelchair to get around.

Mathason doesn’t have a van that can accommodate Balboa’s wheelchair, and she isn’t able to lift her father out of it.

A county service offers scheduled rides for seniors, but it only provides drop-off services and wouldn’t take Balboa through a drive-through.

She takes us back to the pivotal moments that earned a place in history for such trailblazers as Magellan and Balboa.

Her Rocky Balboa speech, as he describes it, gave him the inspiration he needed.

In the words of Rocky Balboa: “There ain't nothin' over till it's over.”

They were often seen in small flocks diving for fish along the coast from Laguna to Balboa.

One of these magnificent birds was found on the rocky cliffs bordering the shore between Laguna and Balboa.

And now Pedrarias could not do enough for Balboa, whom he called his "dear son."

Pedrarias was in some doubt as to how Balboa would receive him.

Balboa sent an expedition to rescue them and brought them down to Antigua.

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