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hardground

hardground noun: a lithified seafloor.

Noun

hardground (plural hardgrounds)

  1. A lithified seafloor.
    • Ancient hardgrounds are found in limestone sequences and distinguished from later-lithified sediments by evidence of exposure to normal marine waters.
  2. A hard stratum of rock other than coal.

Forms of hardground

pluralhardgrounds

Origin of hardground

From hard + ground.

Questions about hardground

What does hardground mean?
Hardground means a lithified seafloor.
What part of speech is hardground?
Hardground is a noun.
What is the plural of hardground?
The plural of hardground is hardgrounds.

Words near hardground in the dictionary

  1. hardgoods
  2. hardgrass
  3. hardgrasses
  4. Hardgrave
  5. Hardgraves
  6. hardground
  7. hardgrounds
  8. Hardgrove
  9. Hardgroves
  10. hardhack
  11. hardhacks

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