Gi·bral·tar /ʤəˈbrɔltɚ/
直布羅陀,冰砂糖
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.
2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.
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Gibraltar
n : 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
[syn: Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe]