the Rock

See also: The Rock

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the Rock

  1. (UK) Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
  2. (US) Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
  3. (US) Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
  4. (Canada) Nickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. (Australia) Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
  6. Nickname for the American actor professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (born 1972).

Usage notes

  • When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized ("The").

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