battle of Navarino

Definitions of battle of Navarino
  1. noun
    a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
    synonyms: Navarino
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    naval battle
    a pitched battle between naval fleets
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