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rockwood

rockwood noun: ligniform asbestos.

Noun

rockwood (uncountable)

  1. ligniform asbestos
  2. fossil wood

Proper noun capitalized: Rockwood

Rockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Rockwoods)

  1. A surname.
  2. A rural municipality north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  3. A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  4. The main community in Guelph/Eramosa township, Wellington County, Ontario.
  5. An unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. Former name: Alberta.
  6. A village and precinct in Randolph County, Illinois.
  7. A village in Somerset County, Maine.
  8. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
  9. Two townships in Minnesota, in Hubbard County and Wadena County.
  10. A neighbourhood of the city of Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon.
  11. A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A city in Roane County, Tennessee.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas.
  2. A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
  3. A neighbourhood of Spokane, Washington.
  4. An unincorporated community in Kossuth, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Forms of rockwood

pluralRockwoods

Origin of rockwood

From rock + wood.

Questions about rockwood

What does rockwood mean?
Rockwood means ligniform asbestos.
What part of speech is rockwood?
Rockwood can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near rockwood in the dictionary

  1. Rockwellian
  2. Rockwellish
  3. Rockwellized
  4. rockwheel
  5. rockwheels
  6. rockwood
  7. Rockwoods
  8. rockwool
  9. rockwools
  10. rockwork
  11. rockworks

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