Definitions
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- noun a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
- noun a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
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Examples
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Rendezvous, midnight, two miles north-west of Cape Passero.
The Lonely Sea MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1985
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