The Rock

"The Rock" can take several meanings according to the context:

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• The Rock is a nickname for Alcatraz, a maximum security prison.
• The Rock is a 1996 movie set on Alcatraz.
• The Rock is the stage name of professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson.
• The Rock is a nickname for Gibraltar and Newfoundland.
• The Rock was a name used by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (otherwise known as the Rock Island Line) between 1975 and 1980.
• The Rock is a town and railway junction in New South Wales.
• The Rock is a radio station in Alabama.
• The Rock is a radio station in New Zealand.
• The Rock is another name for Uluru, known commonly as Ayers Rock.
• The Rock is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
• "The rock" is a nickname for a basketball (as in "pass me the rock").
• The Rock* is a piece by The Who.
• The Rock is a nickname for Rockland Community College, a SUNY College in Suffern, NY.
• The Rock is a nickname for Rolling Rock, a brand of beer.
• The Rock is a nickname for Okinawa, Japan by US Servicemembers.
• The Rock is a restaurant in Washington. http://www.therockwfp.com
• The Rock is a commonly spray painted boulder on the campus of Michigan State University.
• The Rock is also a commonly spray painted boulder on the campus of the University of Calgary.