Aegates Isles

Definitions of Aegates Isles
  1. noun
    islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC
    synonyms: Aegadean Isles
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    naval battle
    a pitched battle between naval fleets
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