superincumbent

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These granitic masses have upheaved the superincumbent beds of stratified rocks, partly melting them.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

These boulders have withstood the wreck of ages, but the weather-beaten rocks under them are so worn as here and there to present the appearance of pedestals bearing up the superincumbent masses.

From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.

The superincumbent mass of earth would crush the strongest metal.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri

The ceiling had fallen in, crushed by a great mass of superincumbent earth, and farther progress was utterly impossible.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.

This was effected by cutting away the superincumbent stones at an angle of about 45� with the horizon.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.