English noun: Pillars of Hercules | |||
1. | Pillars of Hercules (object) the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules | ||
Instance hypernym | formation, geological formation | ||
Part holonym | Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, Rock of Gibraltar | ||
Part meronym | Strait of Gibraltar | ||