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Gibraltar [dʒi'brɒltә]

n. 直布罗陀

Ships coal at Gibraltar.
船在直布罗陀上煤。
The straits of Gibraltar are the gate of the Mediterranean.
直布罗陀海峡是通向地中海的必经之路。
The Rock of Gibraltar is honeycombed with caves.
直布罗陀岩山上有许多洞穴.

gibraltar

[ noun ]
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
<noun.location>

Gibraltar \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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
full, {Gibraltar rock}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Since then, nearly a dozen banks and thrifts have pored over the unit's records and considered bids but many were believed to have dropped out of the running earlier this month because of Gibraltar's deteriorating condition.
The officer's testimony came on the 10th day of an inquest by Gibraltar Coroner Felix Pizzarello and an 11-man jury into the shootings of the three unarmed IRA members.
For now, because of the Gibraltar government's rejection of anything smacking of a Spanish takeover, there is a lull in negotiations between Spain and Britain on the colony's future.
Gibraltar Financial Corp. said its shareholders approved the previously announced acquisition of First Savings Bank of Florida for $116 million.
Enjoy the Report, Then Forget It THE COVER PHOTO of Gibraltar Financial Corp.'s 1987 annual report shows a sun-splashed housing development.
It was designed to carry bulk freight, and was owned by Caribene Investments Ltd. of Gibraltar, according to Bureau Veritas, a Paris-based shipping registry.
But the city attorney concluded that there was no evidence Mr. Bradley directed the deposit of city funds in Gibraltar, whose operations were taken over earlier this year by federal thrift regulators.
A former JPC employees has testified that a further payment of Pounds 400,000 was made to the minister. The Gibraltar government has refused to answer questions relating to the Baltica affair.
In addition to Gibraltar, there were rumors that several other thrifts were selling as much as $1 billion of mortgage securities.
The spate of killings, in which 12 people died, began March 6 when British commandos fatally shot three unarmed IRA guerrillas who were on a bombing mission in the British colony of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar had $239 million of charges to cover expected losses on real estate and raise loan-loss reserves.
Gibraltar Financial Corp., a major savings and loan holding company, posted a third-quarter net loss of $154.6 million and suspended its dividend, largely because of massive expected losses on real estate development projects.
And with Britain and Spain allied in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community, there isn't any threat of a military confrontation over Gibraltar.
Federal agents arrested the former top officer of Gibraltar Savings' branch here on charges of embezzling $3.4 million from the thrift.
Publicly held companies like Gibraltar are required to disclose such information because of its effect on the price of their stock.
A British force heads to the area from Gibraltar. Around midnight, nine British biplanes attack, causing little damage.
Gibraltar police Inspector Manolo Correa told an inquest that the unidentified Spanish officer had sent him a statement expressing a desire to testify about the March 6 slayings.
The testimony came on the eighth day of an inquest by Gibraltar Coroner Felix Pizzarello and an 11-man jury into the shooting deaths of Savage, Farrell and Daniel McCann, 30, by the elite anti-terrorist unit of the British military.
Gibraltar retired $10.2 million of the same debentures in December.
A statement issued by the thrift Tuesday said an internal review showed Gibraltar received no special benefit from its transactions with the city.
Howe called the broadcast "grossly and wholly improper" and said in a British Broadcasting Corp. radio interview that it had "inevitably" been shown on satellite TV in Gibraltar, where it might influence an inquest jury.
Howe said the three guerrillas "made movements which led security personnel to believe their lives were in danger." Police searched Gibraltar and adjacent Spanish territory on Monday for another car believed connected with the three.
Gibraltar's thrifts, which together ranked as the nation's ninth-largest, had operations in California, Washington state and Florida.
'If a bank is going to create five jobs in Gibraltar then it is very important to us,' says chief minister Bassano.
It quoted them as saying a women of her description was seen visiting the other three at an apartment in Malaga, two hours' drive from Gibraltar.
The 39-year-old Mr. Knights is launching Banco de Bilbao (Gibraltar) Ltd., the first Spanish bank to operate in this tiny, strategic British colony on the coast of southern Spain.
The Associated Press, in a story March 7 about First Gibraltar Bank's bid to acquire San Antonio Savings Association, erroneously reported the bank's assets and net income for the first nine months of 1989.
"We want to have the industry involved in the policy," says Gibraltar's minister of trade and industry, Michael Feetham.
As governor and commander-in-chief of Gibraltar, Terry had formally authorized the British military to take over the 1988 operation that resulted in the killing of the three unarmed guerrillas by undercover commandos.
Police in Gibraltar said they believed the three were involved in an Irish Republican Army plan to detonate a car bomb at the governor's residence during today's ceremonial changing of the guard, which hundreds of spectators attend.

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