rimrock

rim·rock | \ ˈrim-ˌräk

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Definition of rimrock

1 : a top stratum or overlying strata of resistant rock of a plateau that outcrops to form a vertical face

2 : the edge or face of a rimrock outcrop

Examples of rimrock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The young men opened fire, then hiked down to the foot of the rimrock. — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, "Getting Lost in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness," 2 June 2020 Together, the landscape of soaring rimrock and deep canyons runs for 27 miles north to south and 39 miles east to west, roadless but for a single gravel Forest Service road. — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, "Getting Lost in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness," 2 June 2020 The low sun nestled into the trees at the top of the ridge and warmed the high bands of broken rimrock across the creek. — Peter Heller, Outdoor Life, "When Wilderness is a Catch-22," 17 Feb. 2020 But on the rimrock summit overlooking [Prineville] … Facebook is sinking the footings for the first of two 450,000-square-foot data centers that together will cost $1 billion when completed in 2021. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump is supercharging the celebrification of politics," 7 Mar. 2018 But on the rimrock summit overlooking this city, the county seat and home to 10,000 residents, Facebook is sinking the footings for the first of two 450,000-square-foot data centers that together will cost $1 billion when completed in 2021. — New York Times, "An Oregon Mill Town Learns to Love Facebook and Apple," 6 Mar. 2018 The owners of this 10,000-acre property purchased it on an impulse, then built a house situated on the rimrock of a tributary canyon. — Wsj Real Estate, WSJ, "Going Up? Incline Elevators Help Hillside Homeowners," 10 Aug. 2017 The owners of this 10,000-acre property purchased it on an impulse, then built a house situated on the rimrock of a tributary canyon. — Wsj Real Estate, WSJ, "Going Up? Incline Elevators Help Hillside Homeowners," 10 Aug. 2017 But on the rimrock summit overlooking [Prineville] … Facebook is sinking the footings for the first of two 450,000-square-foot data centers that together will cost $1 billion when completed in 2021. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump is supercharging the celebrification of politics," 7 Mar. 2018

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“Rimrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rimrock. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

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