battle of trafalgar

1. 1.

   a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)

   SynonymsTrafalgar

   Broadernaval battle

   Part ofNapoleonic Wars

   Atlantic

Questions about battle of trafalgar

What does battle of trafalgar mean?

battle of trafalgar means "a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)".

What is another word for battle of trafalgar?

Close synonyms include Trafalgar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of trafalgar a common word?

battle of trafalgar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.