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noun
1.
a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 17/8 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
2.
Rock of.
a.
Ancient, Calpe. a long, precipitous mountain nearly coextensive with this colony: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 1396 feet (426 meters) high; 21/2 miles (4 km) long.
b.
any person or thing that has strength and endurance that can be relied on.
3.
Strait of, a strait between Europe and Africa at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean. 81/2–23 miles (14–37 km) wide.
4.
any impregnable fortress or stronghold.
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Word Origin & History
Gibraltar
1592, ancient Calpe, captured 710 C.E. by Saracen leader Tarik, renamed Jebel el Tarik "the Mountain of Tarik." A British possession since 1704.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Gibraltar [(juh-brawl-tuhr)]A colony of Britain on the southern coast of Spain.
Note: Located on the Rock of Gibraltar, a huge limestone mass.
Note: Spain has protested British control of Gibraltar, but the dispute has remained unsettled for years.
Note: Location of an important military base; strategically significant because it can be used to keep ships from entering or leaving the Mediterranean Sea.
Note: Its seeming impregnability as a fortress during several wars led to the saying: “solid as the Rock of Gibraltar.”
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