Oropesa

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A streamlined towed body used in minesweeping to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position relative to the sweeping ship.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Spanish. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Oropesa. The surname is predominantly found in Cuba and in the Philippines.

Etymology 2

After the ship HMS Oropesa, on which it was developed.

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