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rockaway

rock·a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rok-uh-wey]
    • /ˈrɒk əˌweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rok-uh-wey]
    • /ˈrɒk əˌweɪ/

Definitions of rockaway word

  • noun rockaway a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top. 1
  • noun rockaway a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually with two seats and a hard top 0
  • noun rockaway a light horse-drawn carriage with four wheels, open sides, and a standing top 0

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Origin of rockaway

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; apparently named after Rockaway, town in N New Jersey

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Parts of speech for Rockaway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rockaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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