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rockaway
[ rok-uh-wey ]
/ ˈrɒk əˌweɪ /
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noun
a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top.
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Origin of rockaway
1835–45, Americanism; apparently named after Rockaway, town in N New Jersey
Words nearby rockaway
rock-a-bye, “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”, Rockall, rock-and-roll, rock and rye, rockaway, rock bass, rock beauty, rock blenny, rock bolt, rock boot
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British Dictionary definitions for rockaway
rockaway
/ (ˈrɒkəˌweɪ) /
noun
US a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually with two seats and a hard top
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