What is the meaning of Gibraltar?

  • (n.) A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold.
  • (n.) A kind of candy sweetmeat or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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