Abyla
ancient name of .
historical examples
there stood the rugged cliffs of abyla, frowning in mist over the towers he had so lately defended with his blood.
the pastor’s fire-side vol. 4 (of 4) jane porter
we sighted calpe and abyla, but the wind having freshened, we were obliged to beat to windward to enter the strait.
the adventures of captain mago lon cahun
it had been falsely reported to him that she had perished in the m-ssacre at abyla and he had already mourned her fate.
the bride of the nile, complete georg ebers
a great many thousand years ago hercules built the mountain of abyla and its twin mountain which we call gibraltar.
the rulers of the mediterranean richard harding davis
i have nothing to plead—no, n-ble maiden, nothing that can excuse the deed of abyla.
the bride of the nile, complete georg ebers
Read Also:
- Abysm
an . historical examples i believe that the hour comes when the knell of kings is to peal; that an evil genius pushes monarchy unto the abysm. the hero of the people alexandre dumas his voice dropped, and he seemed to drop too, into some abysm of thought. balcony stories grace e. king i’ve been […]
- Abysmally
of or like an ; immeasurably deep or great. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty. contemporary examples almost as bad as the reviews that moby d-ck received, which were abysmally negative. joyce carol oates salutes norman mailer joyce carol oates october 23, 2012 historical examples when he got up, he was […]
- Abyss
a deep, immeasurable sp-ce, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time. the primal chaos before creation. the infernal regions; h-ll. a subterranean ocean. . . contemporary examples “sometimes you have to create the abyss so it can be filled with something,” he said. cnn chief dishes on exit […]
- Abyssal plain
noun a large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offsh-r- from a continent, at depths of 13,000-20,000 feet examples the abyssal plains begin where the continental margins end. several species of worms, shrimp, brittle stars, sea cuc-mbers, and fish live in abyssal plains. usage note geography
- Abyssinian banana
a large, treelike ethiopian plant, ensete ventricosum, of the banana family, having leaves about 15 feet (4 meters) long, whitish flowers with reddish-brown bracts, and dry, inedible fruit.