solid rock
Example Sentences
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Their analysis revealed several grounding lines, the points where a glacier transitions from resting on solid rock to floating on seawater.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
To get it out, he’ll need to extract the gold from veins hidden within solid rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Volcanic eruptions occur when magma, which is lighter than the solid rock around it, rises to the earth's surface from deep below it.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
There have been several supercontinental eras in the past; each were forged when tectonic plates—giant slabs of solid rock floating atop Earth’s mantle—thrust landmasses together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023
The town’s new spot was four miles up the coast, where the ground was solid rock.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
