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 sure, reaching Finisterre, but I’m not sure finishing should be the point.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
Lisberg also says, “I have been once again told that Sentinel and Supervisor do not exist,” referring to an ominous-sounding program that Finisterre found during a DJI data breach in 2017.
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
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
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