Definitions for: Gibraltar

[n] colony of the United Kingdom located 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

Webster (1913) Definition: Gi*bral"tar, n.
1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain,
held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable
stronghold.

2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
full, Gibraltar rock.

Synonyms: Calpe, Rock of Gibraltar

See Also: colony, Europe, foreland, Gibraltarian, headland, Pillars of Hercules, promontory, settlement

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