the Rock
See also: The Rock
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What about Newfoundland?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɑk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɒk/
Proper noun
[edit]- (UK) Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
- (US) Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
- (US) Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
- (Canada) Nickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- (Australia) Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
- Nickname for the American actor professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (born 1972).
Usage notes
[edit]- When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized ("The").
Translations
[edit]nickname for Alcatraz
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