Definition of Strait of Gibraltar

1. Noun. The strait between Spain and Africa.

Terms within: Pillars Of Hercules
Generic synonyms: Sound, Strait

Definition of Strait of Gibraltar

1. Proper noun. A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strait Of Gibraltar

Storm Troops
Stornoway
Stott
Stowe
Strabo
Strachey
Strad
Stradavarius
Stradivari
Stradivarius
Strads
Strait of Bonifacio
Strait of Calais
Strait of Dover
Strait of Georgia
Strait of Gibraltar (current term)
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Kerch
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Malacca
Strait of Messina
Strait of Ormuz
Strait of Otranto
Strait of Sicily
Strand
Strangelovian
Strasbourg
Strasburg

Literary usage of Strait of Gibraltar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1855)
"Strait of Gibraltar—ALTERATION OF TARIFA LIGHT. The Spanish government has given notice that on and after the 1st of next September, the present Revolving ..."

2. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers (1840)
"Bonaparte intended merely to pass with the Mediterranean squadron through the Strait of Gibraltar, to attack Lord St. Vincent, who was blockading Cadiz, ..."

3. Hunt's Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana (1855)
"Strait of Gibraltar—ALTERATION OF TARIFA LIGHT. The Spanish government haa given notice that on and after the 1st of next September, the present Revolving ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"... was a more ambitions scheme; and by connecting the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean, thus avoiding the long detour by the Strait of Gibraltar, ..."

5. The Life of Richard, Earl Howe, K.G.: Admiral of the Fleet, and General of by John Barrow (1838)
"... and passage through, the Strait of Gibraltar—Spanish fleet at anchor in the Bay—Convoy of transports and store-ships driven through the Strait—Covered ..."

6. The Life of Richard, Earl Howe, K. G., Admiral of the Fleet, and General of by John Barrow (1838)
"... relating to his proposal for a night action— Arrival at, and passage through, the Strait of Gibraltar—Spanish fleet at anchor in the Bay—Convoy of ..."

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