Meaning of Gates of Hercules | Babel Free

Definitions

The two rocky eminences on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves.”

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