the Rock

• The Rock

• (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is abut Newfoundland?”)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ðə ˈɹɑk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðə ˈɹɒk/

the Rock

1. (UK) Nickname of Gibraltar. A colony of the United Kingdom, of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe, on the Strait of Gibraltar, between Mediterranean and Atlantic
2. (US) Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
3. (US) Nickname of the island of Alcatraz. An island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific, of California, United States
4. (Canada) Nickname of the Island of Newfoundland. An island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
5. (Australia) Nickname of Uluru.

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

• Eckroth, rocketh