roc

Noun (1)

roc (plural rocs)

1. An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
   • The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Tale 4. Sinbad. The Second Voyage.
     "By this time the sun was about to set, and all of a sudden the sky became as dark as if it had been covered with a thick cloud. I was much astonished at this sudden darkness, but much more when I found it occasioned by a bird of...

   Synonyms:

   peng

Noun (2)

roc

1. (colloquial) Rocuronium.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: ROC

ROC

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Republic of China (all senses).
   • Near-synonym: China

   Synonyms:

   China

   1. Taiwan ROC.
      • Former U.S. Senator George McGovern said that during his one-week visit to the ROC he met many friendly, optimistic and energetic people, and called the Republic of China an "energetic" country.
      • He said he hopes his visit will help to promote understanding between the ROC and liberals in the United States.1983 March 13, “ROC progress praised by McGovern”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXIV, number 10, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
   2. A former sovereign state of China, 1912–1949; dissolved by the declaration of the People's Republic.
2. (Canada) The "Rest of Canada", i.e. Canada excluding the province of Quebec.
   • [T]he old and tired purveyors of separatism in Québec continue to harp on what they contend Québec is not—essentially, “not the ROC”—in order to peddle their snake oil.2002, L. Yves Fortier, “A Mature Exercise of Sovereignty”, in Osgoode Hall Law Journal, volume 40, numbers 3-4, page 426
   • If Quebeckers believe that voting PQ means putting a knife to Canada’s throat, they should think again. The ROC is fed up with these threats.2014 March 7, Jeffrey Simpson, “The rest of Canada will have choices to make”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 07 Apr 2014
3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Republic of (the) Congo, Congo-Brazzaville.
4. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Russia(n) Olympic Committee.
5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Race of Champions.
6. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Russian Orthodox Church.
7. (UK, historical) The Royal Observer Corps, a former United Kingdom defence organization (1925 to 1992).

Noun (3) capitalized: ROC

ROC (plural ROCs)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of region of convergence.
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of receiver operating characteristic.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: RoC

RoC

1. (alternative) Alternative form of ROC (R of C)

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Roc

IPA/ˈɹɑk/

the Roc

1. (New-York, slang) Nickname for Rochester: a city in New York, United States.

   Synonyms:

   Rachacha, Roshter