rimrock
[ rim-rok ]
/ ˈrɪmˌrɒk /
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.
Words nearby rimrock
rimmed steel,
rimmer,
rimose,
rimouski,
rimple,
rimrock,
rimsky-korsakov,
rimstone,
rimu,
rimula,
rimy
Example sentences from the Web for rimrock
On 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 ThayerWe followed along the ledge around the rimrock until we came to a little pass through.
Pluck on the Long Trail |Edwin L. SabinOne 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