ROC

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɒk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rok)


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ROC
  1. Royal Observer Corps
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
roc  (rok),USA pronunciation n. [Arabian Myth.]
  1. Mythologya bird of enormous size and strength.
  • Persian rukh; see rook2
  • Arabic rukhkh, probably
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
roc / rɒk/
  1. (in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power
Etymology: 16th Century: from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh
'ROC' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ceroc - Subroc - rocaille - rochet - rococo - rook - synroc - xanthic acid

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