traprock

noun

trap·​rock ˈtrap-ˈräk How to pronounce traprock (audio)
: any of various dark-colored fine-grained igneous rocks (such as basalt) used especially in road making

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Among their core complaints was that the plan entailed extensive blasting to flatten the traprock along Route 44 at Canton’s eastern gateway. — Don Stacom, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2022 It’s made of diabase traprock, which contains iron that causes the cliffs to look lumpen and rusty in the wrong light, precise and resplendent in the right one. — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020

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trap entry 5

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1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of traprock was in 1813

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“Traprock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traprock. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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