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Gibraltar   /dʒɪbrˈɔltər/   Listen
noun
Gibraltar  n.  
1.
A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold.
2.
A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; called, in full, Gibraltar rock.





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"Gibraltar" Quotes from Famous Books



... and benignantly, captivated by George's youthful charm, "it's near the Redcliffe Arms." He mentioned the Redcliffe Arms as he might have mentioned the Bank, Piccadilly Circus, or Gibraltar. "Alexandra Grove. No. 8. To tell you the truth, I ...
— The Roll-Call • Arnold Bennett
... inland seas seem to be due to even greater cosmical causes. Thus a line inclined ten degrees to the pole beginning at Gibraltar would pass through a great chain of inland waters—the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caspian, Aral, Baikal, and back again through ...
— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock
... game; it was as a law of the Medes and Persians; even the teachers who adored him most needs must abide by it. There was no cajoling any of them; even the pretty, ridiculously young thing who taught Spanish maintained a Gibraltar-like firmness. ...
— Play the Game! • Ruth Comfort Mitchell
... admiral was the terror of the Mediterranean. He had risen from the lowest to the highest rank by his indomitable valor and skill. He once captured by boarding in broad daylight a Portuguese frigate within sight of Gibraltar. He had performed other valiant exploits; his ships were well equipped and manned, and the crews trained in ...
— Dewey and Other Naval Commanders • Edward S. Ellis
... his book of "British Fishes," Mr. Yarrell states that "the anchovy is a common fish in the Mediterranean, from Greece to Gibraltar, and was well known to the Greeks and Romans, by whom the liquor prepared from it, called garum, was in great estimation. Its extreme range is extended into the Black Sea. The fishing for them is carried on during the night, and lights are used with the nets. The anchovy ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


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