rockaway

American  

[rok-uh-wey] / ˈrɒk əˌweɪ /

noun

1. a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top.

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rockaway British  

/ ˈrɒkəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually with two seats and a hard top

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Etymology

Origin of rockaway

1835–45, apparently named after Rockaway, town in N New Jersey

Example Sentences

“It looks like the old rockaway and Uncle Billy’s top hat,” said Mildred.

From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Sampson, Emma Speed

Rollo leaned back against one side of the rockaway, and answered, while the old horse walked leisurely on—, 'I have looked at the subject from a new point of view, Prim.'

From Wych Hazel by Warner, Susan

Therefore it was on various accounts an event when the rockaway hove in sight, and the grey horse stopped before the gate.

From Diana by Warner, Susan

Then he climbed into the rockaway again, and stood up to see if he could anywhere see the light of a house.

From A Round Dozen by Coolidge, Susan

We arranged our food supply, took the old family rockaway, and set out early in the morning, as happy a pair of boys as ever started on a project of pleasure.

From Money Island by Howell, Andrew Jackson