Lepanto, Battle of
/lɪˈpæntəʊ/- a naval battle fought in 1571 close to the port of Lepanto at the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. The Christian forces of Rome, Venice, and Spain defeated a large Turkish fleet, ending for the time being Turkish naval domination in the eastern Mediterranean.勒班陀战役（1571年一次海战, 发生在科林斯湾入口勒班陀港附近; 该战役中, 由罗马、威尼斯和西班牙组成的基督教军队打败了庞大的土耳其舰队, 暂时结束了土耳其在东地中海的统治地位）。