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Definition of Strait of Gibraltar
1. Noun. The strait between Spain and Africa.
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
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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