a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop (municipality): 18 259 (2001)
Greek name: Návpaktos
2. Gulf of Lepanto
Lepanto in American English
(lɪˈpæntoʊ; lɪˈpɑntoʊ)
former name for
Gulf of Corinth (sense 3): site of naval battle (Battle of Lepanto, 1571) in which the European powers defeated Turkey