STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strait of Gibraltar mean? 

• STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (noun)
  The noun STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR has 1 sense:

1. the strait between Spain and Africa

  Familiarity information: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The strait between Spain and Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

Meronyms (parts of "Strait of Gibraltar"):

Pillars of Hercules (the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules)

 Context examples 

A dependency in Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, on the southern coast of Spain.

(Gibraltar, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A dependency in southwestern Europe, on the southern coast of Spain, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar.

(Gibraltar, NCI Thesaurus)