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); [syn: Trafalgar, battle of Trafalgar]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
battle of Trafalgar
n 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) [syn: Trafalgar,
battle of Trafalgar]