Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
full, {Gibraltar rock}.
Source : WordNet®
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}]