rimrock

[ rim-rok ]

/ ˈrɪmˌrɒk /

noun Geology.

rock forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise.

bedrock forming the natural boundary of a placer or of a gravel deposit.

Origin of rimrock

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; rim + rock¹

Words nearby rimrock

rimmed steel, Rimmer, rimose, Rimouski, rimple, rimrock, Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimula, rimy

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Example sentences from the Web for rimrock

On either side were brownish red jagged peaks and rimrock faces, specked with snow.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin
The rimrock and the gravels above and below it constitute the Rattlesnake Formation.
The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country|Thomas Prence Thayer
We followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin
One after another they leaped over the edge of the rimrock until most of the flock was destroyed.
The Story of Wool|Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for rimrock

rimrock

/ (ˈrɪmˌrɒk) /

noun

rock forming the boundaries of a sandy or gravelly alluvial deposit

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单词	rimrock
释义	rimrock [ rim-rok ] / ˈrɪmˌrɒk / noun Geology. rock forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise. bedrock forming the natural boundary of a placer or of a gravel deposit. Origin of rimrock An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; rim + rock¹ Words nearby rimrock rimmed steel, Rimmer, rimose, Rimouski, rimple, rimrock, Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimula, rimy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rimrock On either side were brownish red jagged peaks and rimrock faces, specked with snow. Pluck on the Long Trail\|Edwin L. Sabin The rimrock and the gravels above and below it constitute the Rattlesnake Formation. The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country\|Thomas Prence Thayer We followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through. Pluck on the Long Trail\|Edwin L. Sabin One after another they leaped over the edge of the rimrock until most of the flock was destroyed. The Story of Wool\|Sara Ware Bassett British Dictionary definitions for rimrock rimrock / (ˈrɪmˌrɒk) / noun rock forming the boundaries of a sandy or gravelly alluvial deposit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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