salt dome

noun

: a domical anticline in sedimentary rock that has a mass of rock salt as its core

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Workers spent much of the day replenishing road salt supplies at the city's four salt domes in preparation for the upcoming snow. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2025 Louisville's four salt domes have been replenished and extra hands are helping out with the enlistment of an emergency contractor consisting of 12 additional plowing crews, Press Secretary Kevin Trager said Friday morning. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Jan. 2025 The board in February acquired a neighboring piece of property to provide additional space at the site, specifically for materials storage, a second salt dome and a fueling station. Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 On Friday, city officials stood in front of Kansas City’s towering salt dome, which has become a tradition over the years, boasting that the city is fully staffed with workers and materials to make streets safe less than 48 hours before the upcoming winter storm. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt dome

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt dome was in 1908

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“Salt dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20dome. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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