country rock

noun

1

: rock music containing elements of country music

2

geology : the rock in which a mineral deposit or intrusion is enclosed

Near the edge of an intrusion, where magma has already been cooled against the surrounding country rock, this happens fairly slowly.

—Robert Wichman

called also country

Examples of country rock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a video posted on a White House affiliate account on X on Monday, Trump is seen in the Oval Office with country rock artist Kid Rock, who thanks the president for the order. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025

Nobody was playing this kind of tight, Byrds country rock—short songs with sweet harmonies and big choruses. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025

The driving country rock song fits into the pocket of work similar to popular artists of recent country memory, like Midland. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 June 2024

With her distinctive vocal style, talent for songwriting, and extensive catalogue blending country, country rock, pop, and Americana, the four-time GRAMMY winner has cemented her own place in music history. —Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for country rock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• isopach
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk