Etymology

rockaway

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Today it means: A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather. Full definition →

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rockaway · noun1

  1. Unami · borrowed fromlekawe“sandy place”
  2. English todayrockaway

Probably from Rockaway Beach, where they were used. From the Unami lekawe (“sandy place”) or a Munsee cognate of that word.

Rockaway · proper noun, noun2

See rockaway.

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