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单词 rimrock
释义 rimrock
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: rim (I) + rock
1. : a top stratum or overlying strata of resistant rock of a plateau outcropping to form a more or less vertical face (as in the wall of a canyon)
 < mesas topped with rimrock — Agnes M. Cleaveland >
— compare cap I 2a(3)
2. : the edge or face of an outcropping of rimrock
 < stopping the car on the high rimrock, we looked down — Frank Waters >
 < a high flat mesa, with rimrocks all around — Will James >
II. transitive verb
West : to destroy (as a flock of sheep) by driving over a cliff
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