• The Rock

• (Gibraltar): Fromthe Rock of Gibraltar.

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

theRock

1. (UK)Nickname forGibraltar: adependent territory of theUnited Kingdom, at the southern tip of theIberian Peninsula.
2. (US)Nickname forAlcatraz: anisland ofSan Francisco Bay,California,United States.
3. (US)Nickname forAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison onAlcatrazIsland,United States.
4. (Canada)Nickname forNewfoundland: anisland ofNewfoundland and Labrador,Canada.
5. (Australia)Nickname forUluru: A huge free-standing rock in southernNorthern Territory in centralAustralia.
6. Nickname for the American actor professional wrestlerDwayne Johnson (born 1972).

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

• Eckroth,rocketh

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