Talcahuano

[tahl-kah-wah-naw]

noun

a seaport in central Chile.

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Historical Examples of talcahuano

It was the 20th of October, and the tenth day since they had left Talcahuano.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne
It was twenty-two days since they left the Bay of Talcahuano, and they had gone 450 miles.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne
Well, I expect to see you in Talcahuano in the spring, and I'll put you in mind of this.
There She Blows!
William Hussey Macy
The destruction must have been more complete even than at Talcahuano.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World
Charles Darwin
General Ordoñez, commanding the Spanish forces there, was defeated and fell back to Talcahuano.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year
Edwin Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for talcahuano

Talcahuano

noun

a port in S central Chile, near Concepción on an inlet of the Pacific: oil refinery. Pop: 251 000 (2005 est)

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