the Rock

US/ðə ˈɹɑk/UK/ðə ˈɹɒk/

proper noun

Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Meanings

the Rock1

proper noun

alternative The Rock

  1. UKNickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
  2. USNickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
  3. USNickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
  4. CanadaNickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. AustraliaNickname 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).

The Rock2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of the Rock.
  2. A locality in the Lockhart council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
newfoundland

Origin

* (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar.

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Translations

Spanish la Roca
  • la Rocanickname for Alcatraz
Cite this entry
APA

the Rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Rock

MLA

“the Rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the Rock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20Rock.

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