Phrase guide

Plymouth Rock

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The traditionally accepted landing site of the Mayflower settlers to America in 1620, on the shore of Massachusetts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A chicken of a certain American domestic breed.

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noun

Meaning 3

an American breed of domestic fowl

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry

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noun

Meaning 4

a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: boulder, bowlder

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: Плимутро́к (Plimutrók) — landing site
  • Russian: плимутро́к (plimutrók) — breed of poultry