gibraltar | ||
1. | [ noun ] (geography) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Calpe Rock_of_Gibraltar | |
Related terms: | colony promontory Gibraltarian Europe pillars_of_hercules | |
Similar spelling: |
Gibraltarian gibberellin |