Taranto

[ tah-rahn-taw; English tahr-uhn-toh, tar-, tuh-ran-toh ]

noun

1. Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
2. Gulf of, an arm of the Ionian Sea, in S Italy. 85 miles (137 km) long.

Taranto

/ ˈtaːranto; təˈræntəʊ /

noun

1. a port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): the chief city of Magna Graecia; taken by the Romans in 272 bc . Pop: 202 033 (2001) Latin nameTarentum

Example Sentences

This year, the club scene staples led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Jenn Taranto uncorked their first full-length set of swirling dream-pop, released through France’s Icy Cold Records and Seattle’s estimable cassette label Den Tapes.

From Seattle Times

In Julius Taranto’s debut novel, ‘How I Won a Nobel Prize,’ a physicist follows her mentor to a university staffed with canceled luminaries.

From Los Angeles Times

Spithill dedicated Team USA’s first victory of SailGP’s fourth season to Henken, the flight controller who was knocked unconscious when the team’s 50-foot catamaran crashed hard off its foils on the first day of the regatta at Taranto, Italy.

From Washington Times

They were unable to race in the following regatta at Taranto, Italy, and were awarded fifth place.

From Seattle Times

In July, Jenkins and 11 other inmates at the jail in Washington assaulted another Capitol riot defendant, Taylor Taranto, in a TV room, according to prosecutors.

From Seattle Times