Calpe n 1: location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Gibraltar}, {Rock of Gibraltar}, {Calpe}]
Calpe \Calpe\ n. the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; associated with Britain. Syn: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar. [WordNet 1.5]