roc

[ rok ]

nounArabian Mythology.
  1. a bird of enormous size and strength.

Origin of roc

1
1570–80; <Arabic rukhkh, probably <Persian rukh;see rook2

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How to use roc in a sentence

  • The two rocs approached with a frightful noise, which they redoubled when they saw the egg broken, and their young one gone.

  • The two rocs approached with a frightful noise, which they redoubled when they saw the egg broken and their young one gone.

  • The rocs had better range and altitude than any planes of equal hauling power.

    The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
  • In all the tales of his boyhood, of large and beautiful rocs and other birds, he had come across nothing like this.

    The Blind Spot | Austin Hall
  • To find the valley of diamonds, and throw down lumps of meat for the rocs to fetch out.

    Real Gold | George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for roc (1 of 2)

roc

/ (rɒk) /


noun
  1. (in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power

Origin of roc

1
C16: from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh

British Dictionary definitions for ROC (2 of 2)

ROC

abbreviation for
  1. Royal Observer Corps

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