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Rockies

American  
[rok-eez] / ˈrɒk iz /

Rockies British  
/ ˈrɒkɪz /

plural noun

  1. another name for the Rocky Mountains

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Rockies got one back in the seventh, with some help from Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker, who dropped a flyball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, the Dodgers added two more insurance runs in the fifth with a solo homer from Ohtani, a double from Pages and a couple of defensive bobbles by the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Record-low snowpack in many parts of the Rockies last winter deprived the river of needed replenishment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Battery-powered vehicles are changing adventure worldwide—and not just via e-bike tours that make cycling trips in the Alps and Rockies easier for those who don’t have quads of steel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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