pillars of hercules

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Определение pillars of hercules в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

two very tall rocks on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow area of sea at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. According to ancient Greek stories, the rocks had been moved apart by Hercules, and they showed the limits of the known world. Two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar. They include the Rock of Gibraltar (at Gibraltar) in Europe and Jebel Musa (at Ceuta) in northern Africa. They are fabled to have been set there by Heracles as a memorial in his labour of seizing the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon

two promontories on opposite sides of the Strait of Gibraltar

the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

Расстановка переносов

pillars of Her·cu·les

Турецкое произношение

pîlırz ıv hırkyıliz

Произношение

/ˈpələrz əv ˈhərkyəˌlēz/ /ˈpɪlɜrz əv ˈhɜrkjəˌliːz/