- 1. 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. Source: webster
- 2. n. 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 Source: ecdict
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