country rock

noun

1. a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and country music. Compare rockabilly.
2. Geology. the rock surrounding and penetrated by mineral veins or igneous intrusions.

country rock

¹

noun

1. the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion

country rock

²

noun

1. a style of rock music influenced by country and western

Word History and Origins

Origin of country rock¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

When I arrived, around 5:00 pm, the room was thick with cigarette smoke and country rock music blared over the speakers.

From The Daily Beast

I've been grub-stakin' Jacks for two or three years, and he ain't never yet found anythin' but country rock.

From Project Gutenberg

Granite is frequently the country rock in which tin is found.

From Project Gutenberg

A thick-waisted chimney of country rock buttressed the long side-wall of peeled logs chinked with mud.

From Project Gutenberg

The tin "wash" in question may also contain gold, as the country rock of the neighbourhood is such as gold is usually found in.

From Project Gutenberg

In many places the upper surface of the country rock beneath the drift has been swept clean of residual clays and other waste.

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