Finisterre
Americannoun
noun
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a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
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an English name for Finistère
Example Sentences
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And then, while I sat my weary body down, Sam continued on, for 50 more miles to the sea, ending his journey in the village of Finisterre.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
Finisterre has also pointed out that DJI did have a way to remotely turn off the AeroScope signals that its drones broadcast until it disabled that in later updates.
From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022
Gradually, the fog thinned, until we could look back on the thick white halo blanketing Finisterre – beautiful, from a safe distance.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018
This is one of the most striking features of the Yupno language, spoken by around 8,000 people in the Finisterre mountain range of Papua New Guinea.
From National Geographic • Apr. 13, 2016
“Are you bound for Finisterre, Cavalheiros?” he shouted.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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