The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.
A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold.
A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.
Wikipedia
Gibraltar rock, Gibraltars, Gibralters of Salem Gibralter are an old-fashioned candy associated with Salem, Massachusetts in the United States.
The Gibraltar was the first candy commercially sold in the United States. It is still being sold.
Gibraltar Rock is a granite outcrop south of Perth in Western Australia, and is in the Porongurup National Park. From the rock, which is high, Albany and the Great Southern Ocean can be seen. Since the 1970s, the Rock, along with some other local peaks, has become a popular venue for rock climbers.
Gibraltar Rock usually refers to the Rock of Gibraltar, a promontory on the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
Gibraltar Rock can also refer to:
- Gibraltar rock (candy), a type of candy associated with Salem, Massachusetts
- Gibraltar Rock Provincial Park Reserve, a park in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area, a protected area in Wisconsin
- Gibraltar Rock (Western Australia), a granite outcrop in south-western Australia
Usage examples of "gibraltar rock".
Below him past the sea-locks, Kirk could make out Gibraltar Rock itself, looking so tiny from here that it was hard to believe it had once been an important military bastion in the power struggles which had divided humanity.
For instance, there was a glass pickle jar, filled with fragments of Gibraltar rock.