rock salt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rock salt
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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The winter storm that sent Americans scurrying to buy snowblowers, shovels, and rock salt now has them in a deep freeze.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
"Although we focus on rock salt HEOs, our methods provide a broad adaptable framework for enabling uncharted, promising chemically disordered complex oxides."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
It also warns owners to wash their paws thoroughly after walking in areas that may have been gritted with rock salt, which can be poisonous to pets.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
In my adult life as a contractor, I mostly come into contact with the powdery substance thanks to the rock salt used on the roads in central New Hampshire during snowstorms and icy conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
So he left the bag of rock salt in the stairwell, and took the shovel upstairs.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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