rockaway · name — A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rockaway ranks #9,880 of 43,042 for Qualifying.
name
- A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
- A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey.
- A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.
noun
- A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
- A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
- A Native American inhabiting this region.
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Words closest in meaning
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- adirondack 56% match — A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec. vs rockaway →
- mohawk 55% match — A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations. vs rockaway →
- adirondacker 54% match — A native or inhabitant of the Adirondacks. vs rockaway →
- bonacker 53% match — A native of the Springs area of East Hampton, New York, USA. vs rockaway →
- coaster 53% match — A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area. vs rockaway →
- piney 53% match — A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. vs rockaway →
- croatan 53% match — A member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. vs rockaway →
- rajasthani 52% match — Of or relating to Rajasthan or its people. vs rockaway →