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Victoria Gap

Victoria Gap proper noun: a mountain pass in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Victoria Gap

  1. A mountain pass in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
    • The Peak Hotel is situated at Victoria Gap, about 1,400 feet above the sea, and provides extensive accommodation on a most luxurious scale.1899, The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c, page 278, page 1084
    • In the course of its journey from Garden Road to the Upper Terminus at Victoria Gap, the tram, like any neighborhood commuter train, stops - or more accurately hesitates - at Barker, Bowen, Macdonnell, Kennedy and May Road Stations.1986 November 16, Sally Hassan, “A PARI OF HONG KONG CLASSICS”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section 10, page 9

Examples of Victoria Gap in a sentence

  • West Group, RA, under Major Crowe evacuated their HQ at Wan Chai Gap and established a new HQ at Victoria Gap.2019, Philip Cracknell, Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:
  • The main route between Victoria Gap and Magazine Gap suffered severely, especially in the former area.2020, Victor S. Ient, These Valiant Men: The Story of Eight British Servicemen in World War II in the Far East, Troubador Publishing Ltd...
  • The line, connecting Murray Barracks to Victoria Gap, was opened by Governor Sir George William des Voeux in 18882021 June 11, Tracey Furniss, “The Peak Tram, an old Hong Kong icon: taking millions of tourists a year to Victoria Peak, what can we...

Origin of Victoria Gap

From Victoria + gap, from Victoria Peak, ultimately named after Queen Victoria.

Questions about Victoria Gap

What does Victoria Gap mean?
Victoria Gap means a mountain pass in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
How do you use Victoria Gap in a sentence?
West Group, RA, under Major Crowe evacuated their HQ at Wan Chai Gap and established a new HQ at Victoria Gap.
What part of speech is Victoria Gap?
Victoria Gap is a proper noun.

Words near Victoria Gap in the dictionary

  1. Victoria Cross
  2. Victoria Crosses
  3. Victoria Daly
  4. Victoria Day
  5. Victoria Falls
  6. Victoria Gap
  7. Victoria Harbour
  8. Victoria Island
  9. Victoria Land
  10. Victoria Park
  11. Victoria Peak

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