Rockhampton

[ rok-hamp-tuhn, -ham- ]

/ rɒkˈhæmp tən, -ˈhæm- /

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noun

a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.

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Words nearby Rockhampton

rock flour, rock flower, Rockford, rock garden, rock glacier, Rockhampton, Rock Hill, rock hind, rockhopper, rock hound, rock hounding

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How to use Rockhampton in a sentence

They were pleased with the district, and, having settled down on their land, founded what is now the thriving city of Rockhampton.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland
About twenty-five years ago Mr. Jardine drove a mob of 700 cattle from Rockhampton to this place.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
In the same year the Rockhampton Waterworks Act, being the first for a provincial body, was passed.
Our First Half-Century|Government of Queensland
Gracemere head station is on the south side of the Fitzroy River, and is distant seven miles from Rockhampton.
Early Days in North Queensland|Edward Palmer

Mostly shed hands, rouseabouts and suchlike, bound for Rockhampton and Townsville.
From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde

British Dictionary definitions for Rockhampton

Rockhampton

/ (rɒkˈhæmptən, -ˈhæmtən) /

noun

a port in Australia, in E Queensland on the Fitzroy River. Pop: 59 475 (2001)

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