rock debris

Frequency: 6.25.0 per million words

Refers to fragments of rock.

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Examples (10)

  • After the landslide, the entire valley was filled with tons of rock debris.
  • Rescue teams are carefully clearing the rock debris to search for survivors.
  • The powerful river current constantly scours away loose rock debris from the canyon walls.
  • Geologists study the composition of rock debris to understand the mountain's history.
  • A fine layer of rock debris covered everything after the quarry explosion.
  • Hikers should be cautious of falling rock debris on this part of the trail.
  • The ancient glacier left behind a moraine, a long ridge of rock debris.
  • Construction workers used heavy machinery to remove the rock debris from the site.
  • The impact crater was surrounded by a vast field of ejected rock debris.
  • Sifting through the rock debris, the archaeologist found a fossil.