solid rock
Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words
describes rock that is firm and solid
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Examples (10)
- Solid rock is broken down by weathering.
- The ancient temple was built on a foundation of solid rock.
- Miners had to drill through layers of solid rock to reach the minerals.
- The mountain climber carefully scaled the sheer face of solid rock.
- Engineers determined that the site had a base of solid rock, ideal for construction.
- Beneath the soil, they discovered a vast expanse of solid rock.
- The drill bit struggled to penetrate the extremely hard solid rock.
- Erosion carved intricate patterns into the exposed solid rock formations.
- Finding solid rock at that depth was unexpected.
- The bridge's piers were anchored deep into the solid rock beneath the riverbed.