Guaira
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- proper noun
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Guaira
- The Clippership rocket flight from La Guaira had taken only twenty-five minutes to cross the Atlantic, but there was nothing to see, no portholes in the craft's stout body, and the video views flashing across the screen at his seat might as well have been from an astronomy lecture.
- La Guaira
- Guaira, Venezuela
- port of Guaira
Examples
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Guaira waterfall was renowned for its breathtaking beauty before it was submerged by the Itaipu Dam.
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Many tourists visited the Guaira falls to witness the stunning cascades that marked the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
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Dan had flown back to La Guaira specifically for this meeting.
Fiction book (2001) -
When he was in La Guaira, he drove the whole team hard, and himself hardest of all.
Fiction book (2001) -
The airport is located in Maiquetia, nearby the port of La Guaira on the Caribbean coast, approximately 16 miles away from Caracas.
Academic text (2007) -
Local legends often speak of the Guaira waterfall, celebrating its majesty before its disappearance under the waters of the dam.
Synonyms
A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay that is now covered by water from a dam
A group of large waterfalls on the Paraná River that are now under water after the Itaipu Dam was built
Compounds
A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay that is now covered by water from a dam
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guaira comes from a local indigenous language and once meant something like 'big water' or 'great waterfall'. So the name fits: Guaira was the name of a huge, powerful fall that is now under the Itaipu Dam.