Pillars of Hercules


plural noun

the two promontories on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and the Jebel Musa in Africa; fabled to have been raised by Hercules.
Also called Hercules' Pillars.

British Dictionary definitions for pillars of hercules

Pillars of Hercules

pl n

the two promontories at the E end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar on the European side and the Jebel Musa on the African side; according to legend, formed by Hercules