White Rock

noun

1. a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.
2. one of a variety of white Plymouth Rock chickens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of White Rock¹

1940–45, Americanism White Rock fordef 2

Example Sentences

The “disco demolitions” that were briefly in the news — public destruction of disco records, most famously causing a riot at Chicago’s Comiskey Park — were as much as anything a matter of straight white rock fans reacting to the straight white embrace of disco, as hundreds of radio stations converted to the music full-time.

From Los Angeles Times

Native American tribes and environmentalists already have voiced opposition to the multimillion-dollar power line project, which would cross national forest land in an area known as the Caja del Rio and span the Rio Grande at White Rock Canyon.

From Seattle Times

A smaller seaside resort flourished at Crescent Beach, just north of the White Rock beach resort town, with its own cluster of cottages, eateries and sandy respites.

From Seattle Times

Escape the crowds in White Rock as you duck through a residential neighborhood of pricey waterfront real estate and down the exaggeratedly-named 1001 Steps.

From Seattle Times

No wonder so many bathers — including one mermaid in her element — were splashing around Semiahmoo Bay off the beaches of White Rock, B.C.

From Seattle Times