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Meanings of rock of gibraltar in английском

португальский
gibraltar
каталонский
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 английском
        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
        португальский
        gibraltar
        каталонский
        penyalpenyal de gibraltar