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Meanings of rock of gibraltar in English

Portuguese
gibraltar
Catalan
penyal

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 English
1
It was solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, as the advertisements say.
The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise
2
The rock of Gibraltar was moved to tears by the very prospect.
The Guardian
3
The English flag had only begun to float from the Rock of Gibraltar.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
4
They made the Rock of Gibraltar seem like a shaky proposition in comparison.
The burglar who painted like mondrian
5
The other, the great Rock of Gibraltar, was yet to come.
The Innocents Abroad
6
The rocks of Gibraltar might be seen in the distance.
Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century / Great Deeds of Men an...
7
He wasn't used to turning into the rock of Gibraltar.
The inconvenient bride
8
He was generous and unselfish, but also as unyielding as the Rock of Gibraltar.
Beulah
9
Washed away the rock of Gibraltar, which Poseidon kindly replaced.
The Tarn of Eternity
10
But when it came to sharing secrets, Allday was like the Rock of Gibraltar.
For my Country’s Freedom
11
I should have thought that firm was as steady as the Rock of Gibraltar!
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
12
Good heavens, you could wear out the Rock of Gibraltar!
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
13
His head was pounding with desire, his cock hard as the rock of Gibraltar.
Running scared
14
Tangier was located directly across a narrow strip of water from the Rock of Gibraltar.
Wild Storm
15
Yes, yes I see something, it's... My God, I think that's the Rock of Gibraltar.
Wild Storm
16
I immediately recognised the Rock of Gibraltar, and the Straits, through which I was drifting.
The Pacha of Many Tales
Translations for rock of gibraltar
Portuguese
gibraltar