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noun
An isolated fragment of rock found within a sedimentary rock (that had fallen, rather than being carried along).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, glaciology, natural-sciences
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History
From drop + stone.
