caprock

noun

Etymology

From cap + rock.

  1. derived from rocca
  2. derived from roche
  3. inherited from *rocc — “rock
  4. inherited from rocke
  5. compounded as caprock — “cap + rock

Definitions

  1. A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type.

    • Meanwhile, there were houses going up within gunshot of the caprock.

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