Gi|bral|tar

Gi|bral|tar
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]

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  • bral — cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral; cere·bral·ism; cere·bral·ly; cor·ti·co·ru·bral; gi·bral·tar·i·an; la·bral; mem·bral; um·bral; ver·te·bral·ly; ce·re·bral; gi·bral·tar; ver·te·bral; mem·bral·ly; pe·num·bral; ster·ne·bral; tere·bral; …   English syllables

  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • gibraltar — gi·bral·tar …   English syllables

  • gibraltarian — gi·bral·tar·i·an …   English syllables

  • gi — ae·gi·lops; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·ru·gi·nous; ai·gi·a·lo·saur; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; alan·gi·um; al·bu·gi·na·ce·ae; al·bu·gi·na·les; al·gi·cide; al·gi·nate; al·ha·gi; al·ke·ken·gi; alo·gi; alo·gi·an; al·tin·gi·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • 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, 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 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

  • 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

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