rockaway

Meaning

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.

Related

Similar words

• Rockaway carriage, rockaway carriage

Origin

• Probably from Rockaway Beach, where they were used. From the Unami lekawe or a Munsee cognate of that word.