Ortegal

American  

[awr-te-gahl] / ˌɔr tɛˈgɑl /

noun

1. Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.

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Ortegal British  

/ ɔrteˈɣal /

noun

1. a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay

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Example Sentences

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Ortegal

It is Cape Ortegal, if it is anything, on the northwest corner of Spain.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

She then changed her station, to elude the numerous vessels that had been sent after her, and sailed southward, off Cape Ortegal, Cape Finisterre, and finally among the Barbadoes, reaching New York, Oct. 29th.

From The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans by Roosevelt, Theodore

His last accounts were, that they were off Cape Ortegal, endeavoring to get round Cape Finisterre to Cadiz.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various

Still the Josephine sped on her way, and in a few hours was up with Cape Ortegal.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

On the 27th of October, in the evening, we made Cape Ortegal, and on the 31st came to an anchor in Brest road.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert