"Rockaway" meaning in English

See Rockaway in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: See rockaway. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rockaway
  1. A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
    Sense id: en-Rockaway-en-name-AOnigz~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 14 11 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 21 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 16 5 11
  2. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey. Categories (place): Boroughs in New Jersey, USA, Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rockaway-en-name-IbRwzZi4
  3. A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in New Jersey, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rockaway-en-name-8jbRr0vI

Noun

Forms: Rockaways [plural]
Etymology: See rockaway. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rockaway (plural Rockaways)
  1. (historical) A Native American inhabiting this region. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Rockaway-en-noun-vT4BkQlI

Inflected forms

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