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Definition of rockaway

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noun

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

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noun

(dated, uncommon)A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
(dated, uncommon)A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
(historical)A Native American inhabiting this region.

name

A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.
A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.

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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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