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hardground

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lithified seafloor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Ancient hardgrounds are found in limestone sequences and distinguished from later-lithified sediments by evidence of exposure to normal marine waters.

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noun

Meaning 2

A hard stratum of rock other than coal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

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History

Etymology

From hard + ground.