rimrock
[rim-rok]
- rock forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise.
- bedrock forming the natural boundary of a placer or of a gravel deposit.
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Origin of rimrock
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We followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through.
Pluck on the Long TrailEdwin L. Sabin
On either side were brownish red jagged peaks and rimrock faces, specked with snow.
Pluck on the Long TrailEdwin L. Sabin
One after another they leaped over the edge of the rimrock until most of the flock was destroyed.
The Story of WoolSara Ware Bassett
The rimrock and the gravels above and below it constitute the Rattlesnake Formation.
The Geologic Setting of the John Day CountryThomas Prence Thayer
rimrock
- rock forming the boundaries of a sandy or gravelly alluvial deposit
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