overhanging rock
1rock shelter — 1. Shallow cave under an overhanging rock ledge. Many sea caves are rock shelters. Also found in limestone and other rock types where streams have undercut their banks at bends, or where there has been abrasion by blowing sand. Common in… …
2rock-shelter — /ˈrɒk ʃɛltə/ (say rok sheltuh) noun the rock backed area under a large overhanging rock especially as traditionally used by Aboriginal people for protection from sun and rain and for ritual painting …
3Rock-climbing equipment — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …
4rock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, solid ▪ Solid rock is broken down by weathering. ▪ soft ▪ jagged, rough …
5Rock-cut basin — A rock cut basin, in this usage of the term, is a natural phenomenon. They are cylindrical depressions cut into stream or river beds, often filled with water. Such plucked bedrock pits are created by kolks; powerful vortices within the water… …
6overhanging — adj. Overhanging is used with these nouns: ↑branch, ↑rock …
7rock-shelter — /rok shel teuhr/, n. a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods. Also, rock shelter. [1860 65] * * * …
8rock-shelter — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a natural shelter between or under standing rocks in which the debris and campfires of prehistoric peoples are found * * * /rok shel teuhr/, n. a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or… …
9rock pillar — A residual isolated mass of bedrock linking the roof or overhanging wall and floor of a cave, in contrast with a column, which to composed of dripstone or flowstone [10]. See column; pillar …
10Indian rock-cut architecture — is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock cut architecture around the world. [cite web url=http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=1527 HistoryID=ab27 title=History of Architecture Early …
