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Trafalgar: tags: [geography]

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Definition:

1. a cape in Andalusia, Spain; across from Gibralter
2. a famous 1805 victory fought near said Spanish cape where Britain defeated Napoleon's navy
3. a square in central London built to commemorate said victory

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Blackadder: Yes... Perhaps a preferable stratagem, Your Grace, might be to harry him amid-ships as he leaves the Mediterranean. Trafalgar might be quite a good spot...

Wellington: Trafalgar? Well, I'll mention it to Nelson. I must say I'm beginning to regret the necessity of killing you, Your Highness. I'd been told by everybody that the Prince was a confounded moron.

BBC. Blackadder, season 3: Duel and Duality

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“Yes, I have been dragging the Serpentine.”

“In heaven’s name, what for?”

“In search of the body of Lady St. Simon.”

Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his chair and laughed heartily.

“Have you dragged the basin of Trafalgar Square fountain?” he asked.

Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

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Kate sipped a dry sherry and talked about ice-skating at Hampton Court and the Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square.

Anita Hughes. Christmas in London, p.143 (2017)