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rockband

rockband noun: a rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other kinds of terrain that are above and below it. Also the alternative form of rock band.

Noun

rockband (plural rockbands)

  1. A rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other kinds of terrain that are above and below it.
    • His longtime friend and climbing partner, Chuck Maffei was spared from being pulled into the slide when their rope severed on a rockband.1998, Climbing, numbers 178-180, page 45
    • A 300-foot high rockband of near-vertical climbing stood between us and the summit.2001, Alan Hobson, Jamie Clarke, The Power of Passion: Achieve Your Own Everests, page 125

Also used as

rockband is also the alternative form of rock band.

Forms of rockband

pluralrockbands

Origin of rockband

From rock + band.

Questions about rockband

What does rockband mean?
Rockband means a rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other kinds of terrain that are above and below it.
What part of speech is rockband?
Rockband is a noun.
What is the plural of rockband?
The plural of rockband is rockbands.

Words near rockband in the dictionary

  1. rockathon
  2. rockathons
  3. rockaway
  4. Rockaway Point
  5. rockaways
  6. rockband
  7. rockbands
  8. Rockbank
  9. rockberries
  10. rockberry
  11. rockbolt

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