White Rock

American  

noun

1. a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.

2. one of a variety of white Plymouth Rock chickens.

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Etymology

Origin of White Rock

1940–45, White Rock for def. 2

Example Sentences

Jess describes how when she first toured the building, it's seven floors were infested with pigeons and had streams of rainwater running through them – the "rotting heart" of White Rock.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

Local people began to fear they were soon going to be priced out of White Rock, a neighbourhood located behind the Hastings seafront, says Jess.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

The White Rock Pier claims to be the longest in Canada at 1,540 feet long.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

That culinary influence spills into White Rock, where nestled among the salmon burgers and oyster plates at beach bars like Charlie Don’t Surf are restaurants serving up Cantonese and Indian delights.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

The crowd that gathered at White Rock in the heart of Durham’s black Hayti section on that chilly February night seemed to sense the event’s importance.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson