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Meanings of Rock of Gibraltar in anglès

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gibraltar
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Location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules.

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        Usage of Rock of Gibraltar in anglès
        1
        It was solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, as the advertisements say.
        The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise
        2
        The English flag had only begun to float from the Rock of Gibraltar.
        A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
        3
        They made the Rock of Gibraltar seem like a shaky proposition in comparison.
        The burglar who painted like mondrian
        4
        The other, the great Rock of Gibraltar, was yet to come.
        The Innocents Abroad
        5
        He was generous and unselfish, but also as unyielding as the Rock of Gibraltar.
        Beulah
        6
        But when it came to sharing secrets, Allday was like the Rock of Gibraltar.
        For my Country’s Freedom
        7
        I should have thought that firm was as steady as the Rock of Gibraltar!
        Further Chronicles of Avonlea
        8
        Good heavens, you could wear out the Rock of Gibraltar!
        The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
        9
        Tangier was located directly across a narrow strip of water from the Rock of Gibraltar.
        Wild Storm
        10
        Yes, yes I see something, it's... My God, I think that's the Rock of Gibraltar.
        Wild Storm
        11
        I immediately recognised the Rock of Gibraltar, and the Straits, through which I was drifting.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        12
        Better views can be had from Rock of Gibraltar.
        The South African
        13
        Now, take as an illustration the Rock of Gibraltar.
        Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1
        14
        It is as though I had belonged to you always, you old Rock of Gibraltar!
        The Riverman
        15
        Love is the Law, love under will. They should inscribe that on the Rock of Gibraltar.
        Drawing Down the Moon
        16
        This mountain forms one of the 'Pillars of Hercules,' the Rock of Gibraltar being the other.
        The Darrow Enigma
        Translations for Rock of Gibraltar
        portuguès
        gibraltar