English Explanatory Dictionary

the Rock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
  2. Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
  3. Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
  4. Nickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
  6. Nickname for the American actor professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (born 1972).
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of the Rock.
  2. A locality in the Lockhart council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ðə ˈɹɑk/ /ðə ˈɹɒk/

Word forms

the Rock

Etymology

* (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar.

Translations

Spanish: la Roca
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