Gibraltar Definition & Meaning

gibraltar
noun
  1. 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

"Gibraltar" in song lyrics

See how gibraltar is used in real songs:

  • "I'm standin' appauled watchin' you make powder out Gibraltar"
    Cunninlynguists — Things I Dream
  • "Strong and built like the Rock of Gibraltar"
    Freddie Foxxx — Freddie Foxxx is Here
  • "Cross the unknown, rock alone like the coast of Gibraltar"
    Hilltop Hoods — Good For Nothing

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