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Rockies
RO-keez
Rockies (name) means an informal name for the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in North America. Example: “They went hiking in the Rockies every summer.”
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An informal name for the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in North America.
"They went hiking in the Rockies every summer."
"The Canadian Pacific Railway is about to introduce dome cars, already popular in the United States, which will add, if possible, to the scenic delights of the journey through the Rockies."
— Trevor Holloway, Canada's Transcontinental Routes (1954)
"To the north are the Rockies. To the west, the Chuska Mountains on the border of Arizona and New Mexico. And to the east, the dusty, sparsely-vegetated landscape of the San Juan Basin seems to go on forever, like a wide dry sea."
— Autumn Spanne, Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States (2018)
"The North American continental divide runs along the Rockies."
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What does “Rockies” mean?
The word “Rockies” means an informal name for the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in North America.
How do you pronounce “Rockies”?
“Rockies” is pronounced RO-keez (/ˈɹɑkiz/ in IPA).
How do you use “Rockies” in a sentence?
Here is “Rockies” used in a sentence: “They went hiking in the Rockies every summer.”
What part of speech is “Rockies”?
“Rockies” is a name.
Is “Rockies” a common word?
“Rockies” is an uncommon word in modern English.
