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单词 slickrock
释义

slickrock

noun

slick·​rock ˈslik-ˌräk How to pronounce slickrock (audio)
: smooth wind-polished rock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Showers and thunderstorms are expected, and excessive runoff may result in debris flows on burn scars and flooding in slot canyons, normally dry washes, slickrock areas and other low-lying, flood-prone locations. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 The area is famous for its slickrock cycling trails and red-rock canyons. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 July 2020 This town has the best high-desert trail riding this side of Moab, with plenty of comparable sandstone slickrock, and because the network is as diffuse and intricate as a spiderweb, overcrowding isn’t an issue. Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2017 The trail is sometimes in the creek, sometimes on ledges above and sometimes slipping over slickrock, all the while crossing from bank to bank with no particular agenda. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022 Just outside the park, however, incredible singletrack and slickrock playgrounds await. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019 These living organisms, which help stabilize the soil and nurture plant life, can take hundreds of years to form, so stick to durable surfaces like slickrock when traveling off-trail. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019 Even a light rain is enough to make slickrock—basically, smoothed sandstone—live up to its name; tread lightly, and avoid trails and routes with steep drop-offs (like the famous Angels Landing) when rain or ice is present. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019 The Missouri Breaks is not slickrock like the canyons of Southern Utah and Arizona. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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