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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather. dated, uncommon
2. 2
   A Native American inhabiting this region. historical
3. 3
   A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side. dated, uncommon

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
2. 2
   A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.
3. 3
   A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.

Synonyms

All synonyms

carriagerockaway carriagerockaway carriage

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See rockaway.

Related phrases

atlantic oceanjamaica baynew jerseynew york

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