hard rock
the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.
Origin of hard rock
1Other words from hard rock
- hard rocker, noun
- Compare soft rock.
Other definitions for hard-rock (2 of 2)
(loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining ) and geology (hard-rock geology ).
Origin of hard-rock
2- Compare soft-rock geology.
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How to use hard rock in a sentence
We start out in about a foot of topsoil, then some hard rock and then more hard rock.
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British Dictionary definitions for hardrock (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhɑːdˌrɒk) Canadian /
(of mining) concerned with extracting minerals other than coal, usually from solid rock
slang a tough uncompromising man
British Dictionary definitions for hard rock (2 of 2)
music a rhythmically simple and usually highly amplified style of rock and roll
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