Found 2 items, similar to Gibraltar.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Gibraltar Gibraltar 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 [syn: Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gibraltar Gibraltar \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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]