Definition of Gulf of Lepanto

1. Noun. Inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus.

Exact synonyms: Gulf Of Corinth
Generic synonyms: Gulf
Group relationships: Ionian Sea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf Of Lepanto

Gulf War
Gulf War illness
Gulf War syndrome
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aegina
Gulf of Akaba
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Antalya
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of California
Gulf of Carpenteria
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Lepanto (current term)
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Venice
Gulf stream
Gullah

Literary usage of Gulf of Lepanto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Travels in Italy, Greece and the Ionian Islands: In a Series of Letters by Hugh William Williams (1820)
"Knavery of our Greek Skipper.—Land on the Coast of Albania.—River Achelous.—Skipper's hatred of All Pasha.—Coast of the Gulf of Lepanto ..."

2. A Journey Through Albania and Other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia by John Cam Hobhouse Broughton (1817)
"LETTERS FROM ALBANIA, LETTER I. Departure from Malta.—Approach to the Gulf of Lepanto, ... Gulf of Lepanto ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Toward the middle the gulf of Lepanto attains the width of about 16 m. It is surrounded by lofty and picturesque mountains. ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"—The gulf of Lepanto is 75 m. in length from E. to W., and lies between the N. coast of the ... Toward the middle the gulf of Lepanto attains the width ..."

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