Strait of Gibraltar (original) (raw)
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I. (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)