Associations to the word «Rockaway»

Wiktionary

ROCKAWAY, noun. (dated) (uncommon) A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
ROCKAWAY, noun. (dated) (uncommon) A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
ROCKAWAY, proper noun. A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.

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