Calpe

/ (ˈkælpɪ) /


noun
  1. the ancient name for (the Rock of) Gibraltar

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How to use Calpe in a sentence

  • No wonder that the seasoned globe-trotter from across the Atlantic thinks nothing of taking Calpe in his stride.

    The Mediterranean | T. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths
  • The whole rock (Calpe) is hollowed out and perforated by caves.

  • With that object they disembarked at Calpe Haven , pretty nearly at the middle point in Thrace.

    Anabasis | Xenophon
  • Now the haven of Calpe lies exactly midway, halving the voyage between Byzantium and Heraclea.

    Anabasis | Xenophon
  • We sighted Calpe and Abyla, but the wind having freshened, we were obliged to beat to windward to enter the strait.