The meaning of CORONAL is a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity.

The Battle of Coronel was a First World War naval battle that led to an Imperial German Navy victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel.

Definition of 'coronel' coronel in British English (ˈkɒrəˌnɛl ) noun history

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coronel is ranked #4582 in terms of the most common surnames in America. The Coronel surname appeared 7,745 times in the 2010 census and if you were to …

As nouns the difference between coronel and colonel is that coronel is the head of a spear; a cronel while colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps.

Dec 5, 2025 · Probably from Middle French colonel, from Italian colonnello, or alternatively from Old Occitan coronel, from a diminutive of Latin columna, becoming influenced by corona.

The coal deposits of Chile are found chiefly in the provinces of Concepcion and Arauco, the principal mines being on the coast of the Bay of Arauco at Coronel and Lota.

Spanish and Portuguese coronel, from Italian, show similar evolution by dissimilation and perhaps by influence of corona. Abbreviation col. is attested by 1707.

coronel (ˈkɒrəˌnɛl) n the iron head of a tilting spear, used as a lance in jousting

Apart from the confrontation with Heligoland, which had limited results, the first battle of Coronel was the single greatest naval event before the end of 1914.