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Definition 1: the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules - [noun denoting object]
(pillars of hercules is an instance of ...) (geology) the geological features of the earth
(pillars of hercules is a part of ...) 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