1862 4th Ser. 23 414 The numerous little rock-basin lakes near Ivrea in the line of the glacier of the Val d'Aosta.
1964 W. C. Putnam xiii. 331/2 Scores of clear, often dark blue, rock-basin lakes add immeasurably to the beauty of the alpine scene.
2006 R. Sale (rev. ed.) 34/2 The tarn is a near-perfect example of a rock-basin lake.