the Rock

Proper noun

Meaning

(UK) Nickname of Gibraltar. A colony of the United Kingdom, of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe, on the Strait of Gibraltar, between Mediterranean and Atlantic

(US) Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.

(US) Nickname of the island of Alcatraz. An island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific, of California, United States

(Canada) Nickname of the Island of Newfoundland. An island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

(Australia) Nickname of Uluru.

The Rock

Alternative letter-case form of the Rock

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

newfoundland Gibraltar Long Island

Examples

No matter how long you play rock n roll songs might change just as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us. Bon Scott

Poetry must be as new as foam and as old as the rock. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I scorn your idea of love,' I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back against the rock. 'I scorn the counterfeit sentiment you offer: yes, St. John, and I scorn you when you offer it. Charlotte Brontë

Who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock. Italian Proverb

Constant dripping wears away the rock. Latin Proverb

He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

the roaring decade The Robber The Robbery the rock and roll era the role of a lifetime the roman numeral for 46