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

Near Corunna even granitic ridges stretch as far as Cape Ortegal.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

To give you some idea of the place where we are, Cape Finisterre and Cape Ortegal are two long arms of land stretched out into the sea, which embrace a large body of water.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

The most conspicuous headlands are Cape Ortegal and Cape de Vares, the most northerly points of the Spanish seaboard, and Capes Finisterre and Tori�ana in the extreme west.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

It had not been five days at sea before another tempest arose off Cape Ortegal.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

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