gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

name 5noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, busy, live, milky, minimum, small, straight, tiny

The strait of gibraltar remains one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.

VERB + GIBRALTAR

am, ordered, perfectly-made, sipped

I sipped my perfectly-made Gibraltar while watching the sunset from the café terrace.

GIBRALTAR + NOUN

capital, country, spain, way

The British territory of Gibraltar sits at the southern tip of Spain.

PREP.

from, from, in

We flew from Gibraltar to Spain for a quick weekend trip.

Definitions

name

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.

A place in England:

noun

; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka

At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone pr

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka

Wiktionary

At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink.

Wiktionary

I paid for my beans and sipped my perfectly-made Gibraltar as I walked down the street thinking about how I would now always order from his pizza company.

Wiktionary

This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Is Gibraltar a country?

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Usage Notes

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