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[ pah-laws ] / ˈpɑ lɔs /
nouna seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward. Words nearby PalosPalomar, Palomar Observatory, palometa, palomino, palooka, Palos, palo santo, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Verdes Estates, Palouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for PalosAs detectives began closing in on Viens, he attempted to commit suicide by diving feet first off a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff. David Viens Murder Trial: Chef Says He Slow-Cooked His Wife’s Body|Christine Pelisek|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST She was born in Palo Alto, California, and moved to Palos Verdes when she was nine. Tragedy of the Picture Brides|Jane Ciabattari|September 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST Columbus did not see the Pinta again until she arrived at Palos. The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale The ocean before Palos came and stood again before me, salt and powerful.
If they returned to Palos it was doubtful whether they could get any men at all to replace the disloyal ones. Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey In deep thankfulness and joy Columbus went back to Palos, from which port it was arranged that the fleet should set sail. The Boy's Book of Heroes|Helena Peake On the 3d of August, 1492, the little fleet set sail from Palos, entering upon the most daring expedition ever undertaken by man. Discoverers and Explorers|Edward R. Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for Palos
nouna village and former port in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus' voyage of discovery to America (1492) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |