- Gibraltar Gi·bral·tar n
- [dʒɪ'brɔːltə(r)]
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Gibraltar Gi·bral·tar n
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Gi|bral|tar — «juh BRL tuhr», noun. a strongly fortified place; impregnable fortress or stronghold: »Canada s 11 chartered banks are Gibraltars of financial solidity. ╂[< Gibraltar, a British colony on the southern coast of Spain] … Useful english dictionary
Gibraltar — Gi*bral tar, n. 1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; called, in full, {Gibraltar rock}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibraltar rock — Gibraltar Gi*bral tar, n. 1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; called, in full,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibraltar — Gi•bral•tar [[t]dʒɪˈbrɔl tər[/t]] n. 1) geg a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 1? sq. mi. (5 sq. km) 2) geg Rock of. geg Ancient, Calpe a long, precipitous… … From formal English to slang
Gibraltar — Gi|bral|tar a town and port on the ↑Rock of Gibraltar on the southern coast of Spain. It has belonged to the UK since 1713, but the Spanish government would like it to belong to Spain. >Gibraltarian n adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
gibraltar — gi·bral·tar … English syllables
Rock of Gibraltar — Rock of Gi|bral|tar the Rock of Gibraltar a narrow mountain area on a ↑peninsula (=piece of land surrounded on three sides by water) in the south of Spain, at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. The state of ↑Gibraltar is there. British… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rock of Gibraltar, the — Rock of Gi|bral|tar, the [ ,rak əv dʒı brɔltər ] a small area of land in the southern part of Spain that is controlled by the U.K.. If someone says something is like the Rock of Gibraltar, they mean it is very solid and strong and will not be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
