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dropstones

dropstones is the plural of dropstone.

Meaning of dropstone

Noun

dropstone (plural dropstones)

  1. An isolated fragment of rock found within a sedimentary rock (that had fallen, rather than being carried along).
  2. An isolated rock that is geologically distinct from the surroundings, indicating that it was carried from a distant area and then dropped in place (by a melting glacier); an erratic.

Questions about dropstones

What is dropstones the plural of?
Dropstones is the plural of dropstone.

Words near dropstones in the dictionary

  1. dropsite
  2. dropsites
  3. dropsonde
  4. dropsondes
  5. dropstone
  6. dropstones
  7. dropsy
  8. dropt
  9. droptop
  10. droptops
  11. dropwall

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