cothon
Definitions
An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage.
Equivalents
Françaiscothon
Examples
“The cothons at Carthage, during the Punic wars, are said to have⟳ held over two hundred ships. The small size of the Motya cothon may be accounted for by […]”
“Cothons - artificial inner harbours, or perhaps rather docks and repair⟳ basins - are another architectural feature ascribed to Phoenician and Punic towns […]”
“It resembles the Phoenician cothons'.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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