Spanish Main

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noun

(formerly) the mainland of America adjacent to the Caribbean Sea, especially the area between the mouth of the Orinoco River and the Isthmus of Panama.

the Caribbean Sea: the route of the Spanish treasure galleons and a former haunt of pirates.

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How to use Spanish Main in a sentence

Carthagena, a magnificent city and the capital of the Spanish Main, was Drake's next objective.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
All along the Spanish Main, wherever there is more than one fort, you will find them linked together by tunnels.
The White Mice|Richard Harding Davis
Mr. Stewart had in his diplomatic capacity seen many of the pirates who abounded on the Spanish Main in those days.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland
He sailed on the Spanish Main, and brought back with him a great deal of money which he had made in trade—or otherwise.
Wit and Wisdom of Lord Tredegar|Godfrey Charles Morgan

When he was told that your uncle Jasper had died of a malaria out on the Spanish Main, a smile came upon his face.
The Golden Galleon|Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for Spanish Main

Spanish Main

noun

the mainland of Spanish America, esp the N coast of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the mouth of the Orinoco River, Venezuela

the Caribbean Sea, the S part of which in colonial times was the route of Spanish treasure galleons and the haunt of pirates

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