gibraltar in English

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a British overseas territory near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; population 28,800 (est. 2009). Occupying a site of great strategic importance, Gibraltar consists of a fortified town and a military base at the foot of a rocky headland called the Rock of Gibraltar . Britain captured it during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704 and is responsible for its defense, external affairs, and internal security.

Use "gibraltar" in a sentence

1. Gibraltar Beautification Commission, Gibraltar, Michigan

2. 54 Vichy French bombers raided Gibraltar.

3. 1 day ago · People cross the Gibraltar airport runway towards the border crossing with Spain, Backdropped by the Gibraltar rock, in Gibraltar, Friday, March 5, 2021

4. GIBRALTAR HEIGHTS, Annotto Bay, St. Mary Parish

5. No income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar.

6. Paragraph 3 of Section 2.2.2 addresses ships registered in Gibraltar.

7. Algeciras, port city, Cádiz provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, in extreme southern Spain, across the Bay of Gibraltar from Gibraltar.

8. Even though Spain, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar are all part of the European Union, the border fence is still relevant today since Gibraltar is outside the customs union.

9. After a thorough vetting procedure carried out by V Section in Gibraltar,

10. Vessel ESHIPS Agamid is a Oil/Chemical Tanker, Registered in Gibraltar

11. Less than a week after the Capture of Gibraltar, Admiral George Rooke received intelligence that a French fleet under the command of Toulouse and d'Estrées was approaching Gibraltar.

12. Boxing: Gibraltar honours Whyte, Povetkin with special coin ahead of rematch

13. A city of southern Spain on the Bay of Algeciras opposite Gibraltar

14. Duncan joined Force H at Gibraltar in October and escorted that group.

15. Barmy is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission & Gibraltar Gambling Authorities

16. They landed at Gibraltar on 30 April and worked their way northward.

17. The convoy left Gibraltar on 6 May, and was detected by Italian aircraft.

18. [e-mail] [phone] Manuel Olivero House Edinburgh Estate Gibraltar GX11 1AA.

19. that Gibraltar welcomed the hundreds who had come to work on the project.

20. Atlantis, a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, lying west of the Strait of Gibraltar

21. Security is not limited to the terminal; access to Gibraltar Harbour is restricted.

22. Algeciras definition, a seaport in S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Strait of Gibraltar

23. We landed at the southern port of Algeciras, alongside the enormous Rock of Gibraltar.

24. As variable as flu is, HIV makes flu look like the Rock of Gibraltar.

25. Spain made some territorial gains but failed in its primary aim of recovering Gibraltar.

26. Same-sex marriage became legal in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar on 15 December 2016.

27. She escorted a troop convoy from Gibraltar to Malta in late November during Operation Collar.

28. She reached Gibraltar on 10 December, and after four days continued on to the Adriatic Sea.

29. What does Algeciras mean? A city of southern Spain on the Bay of Algeciras opposite Gibraltar

30. 18: In response to Mers-el-Kébir, the Vichy French Air Force bombs British-held Gibraltar.

31. In October 2011, the Government of Gibraltar announced plans for expansion and renovation of the cruise terminal.

32. Prince Edward's Gate was the subject of stamps issued by the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau in 1971 and 1993.

33. Weather, 66, 72-78 Scorer, R.S., 1952: Mountain-gap winds; a study of the surface wind in Gibraltar.

34. The small British enclave of the city of Gibraltar presents a third cultural group found in the straits.

35. Subject: Effective action against death boats in the Straits of Gibraltar The policy on containing immigration and strengthening barriers along the Straits of Gibraltar is based on a seriously flawed approach and has attracted public criticism from the Andalusian government and the Ombudsman.

36. Departing Belfast, Ireland, on 4 June 1943, Battler served in the screen of Gibraltar bound convoy OS.49

37. The two ships escorted the battleship Nelson back to Gibraltar after she had been torpedoed during the operation.

38. On 26 April 1952, Wasp collided with destroyer minesweeper Hobson while conducting night flying operations en route to Gibraltar.

39. Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem Fratres near Gibraltar were recovered in the same campaign.

40. The Grand Casemates is a building in Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, that was originally a fortified barracks and casemate

41. In July 1943, she transferred the body of the Polish Supreme Chief General Władysław Sikorski from Gibraltar to England.

42. Antedonin Gibraltar in reverse? Gaily run the paint flow! And wot not what immigration is our moment in political history

43. Algeciras is located close to the British exclave of Gibraltar, it's just a 30-minute drive through a beautiful scenery

44. Algeciras is primarily and unashamedly a port and industrial centre, sprawling round the far side of the bay to Gibraltar.

45. The Act of Parliament also provided for the transfer of some responsibilities from the Government of Gibraltar to the Authority.

46. During much of the operation, Captain Roger Curtis was stationed aboard Latona to facilitate communicate between Howe and the Governor of Gibraltar.

47. Keith spent several months deployed off the Spanish Biscay coast during the Spanish Civil War and was later based in Gibraltar.

48. The former are not actually present in Gibraltar while the latter have a bricks and mortar presence there and are active in various sectors.

49. Or it could be the impressive numbers of white storks at Gibraltar or the Bosporus preparing for their flight to Africa in the fall.

50. The main weapon of Gibraltar is now not guns and Casemates, but low tariffs without VAT on goods and services, including bars and restaurants