noun
- steep cliffs or rocky outcrops that form the rim or edge of a plateau, mesa, or elevated area
Usage: geological term; often used in plural
Examples
- The rimrocks towered above the valley floor.
- We hiked along the base of the rimrocks.
- Eagles nested in the crevices of the rimrocks.
- The rimrocks provided a natural barrier to the settlement.
- Erosion had carved deep channels in the rimrocks.
- The sunset painted the rimrocks a brilliant orange.