STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)