Rocky Definition–adjective, rock⋅i⋅er, rock⋅i⋅est. | 1. | inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady. | | 2. | difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles: a business with a rocky future. | | 3. | physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness. | |
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mountain range forming the cordilleran backbone of the great upland system that dominates the western North American continent. Generally, the ranges included in the Rockies stretch from northern ...
Marciano, Rocky
world heavyweight boxing champion from Sept. 23, 1952, when he knocked out champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 rounds in Philadelphia, to April 27, 1956, when he retired from the ring. Marciano was ...
Graziano, Rocky
American boxer and world middleweight champion (1947-48).Canadian Rockies
segment of the Rocky Mountains, extending southeastward for about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from northern British Columbia, Canada, and forming nearly half the 900-mile (1,500-kilometre) border between ...
Rocky Mount
city, Nash and Edgecombe counties, east-central North Carolina, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) east-northeast of Raleigh. The area was settled in the mid-1700s by Virginians after the war (1711-13) ...
Rocky Mountain Trench
geological depression extending north-northwest for about 900 miles (1,400 km) from western Montana, U.S., south of Flathead Lake, through British Columbia, Can., to the headwaters of the Yukon ...
Rocky Mountain National Park
spectacular mountainous region of north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies just west of the town of Estes Park and adjoins Arapaho National Recreation Area, which surrounds two lakes formed by the ...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
form of tick-borne typhus first described in the Rocky Mountain section of the United States, caused by a specific microorganism (Rickettsia rickettsii). Discovery of the microbe of Rocky Mountain ...
Rocky Graziano's date of birth
Conflicting birth dates are reported for Rocky Graziano. The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia (1985) lists his date of birth as January 1, 1922, while other sources use June 7, 1922. However, ...
Aoki, Rocky
Japanese-born restaurateur and adventurer founded the Benihana of Tokyo chain of steak houses and thereby introduced Americans to "dinner as theatre" with a style of Japanese cooking known as ...
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