Finisterre

[ fin-uh-stair; Spanish fee-nees-ter-re ]

noun
  1. Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain.

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How to use Finisterre in a sentence

  • It was my intention at this place to send my servant and horses forward to Santiago, and to hire a guide to Cape Finisterre.

  • We now commenced ascending Finisterre; and, making numerous and long détours, we wound our way up its flinty sides.

British Dictionary definitions for Finisterre

Finisterre

/ (ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə) /


noun
  1. Cape Finisterre a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland

  2. an English name for Finistère

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