the Rock
/ðə ˈɹɑk/ · name
Meaning
- Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
- Nickname for the American actor professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (born 1972).
- Nickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
- Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
- Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
- Alternative letter-case form of the Rock.
- A locality in the Lockhart council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology / origin
* (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar.
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