HyperDic: pillars_of_hercules

English > 1 sense of the expression Pillars of Hercules:
NOUNobjectPillars of Herculesthe two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar
English > Pillars of Hercules: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules.
Instance ofgeological formation, formation(geology) the geological features of the earth
Part ofStrait of GibraltarThe strait between Spain and Africa
PartsGibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpelocation of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain
Jebel Musa, Abila, AbylaA promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar
CatalanColumnes d'Hèrcules

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