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rimrock
[ rim-rok ]
/ ˈrɪmˌrɒk /
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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.
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Words nearby rimrock
rimmed steel, Rimmer, rimose, Rimouski, rimple, rimrock, Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimula, rimy
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How to use rimrock in a sentence
We followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. SabinOn either side were brownish red jagged peaks and rimrock faces, specked with snow.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. SabinThe rimrock and the gravels above and below it constitute the Rattlesnake Formation.
The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country|Thomas Prence ThayerOne 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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