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rimrock

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rim⋅rock

[rim-rok]
–noun Geology.
1. rock forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise.
2. bedrock forming the natural boundary of a placer or of a gravel deposit.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; rim + rock 1
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