Definition of Rock of gibraltar

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Calpe, Gibraltar
Generic synonyms: Colony, Settlement, Foreland, Head, Headland, Promontory
Group relationships: Europe, Pillars Of Hercules
Member holonyms: Gibraltarian
Derivative terms: Gibraltarian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Of Gibraltar

rock elm
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rock geranium
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rock harlequin
rock hind
rock hopper
rock hyrax
Rock Island
rock kangaroo
rock lobster
rock maple
rock music
Rock of Gibraltar
rock oil
rock oil
rock opera
rock outcrop
rock partridge
rock penstemon
rock pigeon
rock pink
rock plant
rock polypody
rock purslane
rock python
rock rabbit
rock rattlesnake

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