pillars of hercules
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1. the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules (noun.object)
| part holonym | : | calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar, |
| definition | : | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | abila, abyla, jebel musa, |
| definition | : | a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules (noun.object) |
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