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rimrock
[ rim-rok ]
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.
rimrock
/ ˈrɪmˌrɒk /
noun
- rock forming the boundaries of a sandy or gravelly alluvial deposit
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We followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through.
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On either side were brownish red jagged peaks and rimrock faces, specked with snow.
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The rimrock and the gravels above and below it constitute the Rattlesnake Formation.
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One after another they leaped over the edge of the rimrock until most of the flock was destroyed.
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