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rockaway¹

Where it comes from

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

noun rockaways

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

Similar: Rockaway carriage, rockaway carriage

Rockaway²

Where it comes from

See rockaway.

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.

noun Rockaways

  1. historical A Native American inhabiting this region.

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Similar: Rockaway carriage, rockaway carriage

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@misc{rockaway_2026,
  title = {rockaway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockaway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}