rockaway

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noun

A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.

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Rockaway carriage
OriginUnami lekawe →
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Meanings

rockaway1

nounrockaway (plural rockaways)

plural rockaways

  1. dateduncommonA light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
  2. dateduncommonA similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.

Rockaway2

proper noun
  1. A sandy peninsula in Queens, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey.
  3. A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.
nounRockaway (plural Rockaways)

plural Rockaways

  1. historicalA Native American inhabiting this region.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Rockaway carriagerockaway carriage

Origin

rockaway · noun

  1. Unamilekawe“sandy place”
  2. Englishrockaway

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

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Rockaway · proper noun, noun

See rockaway.

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Cite this entry
APA

rockaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockaway

MLA

“rockaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockaway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rockaway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockaway.

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