gibraltar

3 definitions found

gibraltar - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

gibraltar - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gibraltar
      n 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 [syn:
           Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe]

gibraltar - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Gibraltar, MI (city, FIPS 32020)
    Location: 42.09482 N, 83.20270 W
    Population (1990): 4297 (1662 housing units)
    Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48173