rocky surface

collocation in English

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rocky
adjective
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/ˈrɒk.i/us
/ˈrɑː.ki/
made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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The surface is mostly desolate, with raging dust storms lashing therockysurface.
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They are attached by rhizoids or haptera to arockysurfaceor other alga.
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The limiting factor for plant growth in this series is therockysurfaceand the depth of the bedrock below.
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Therockysurfaceof this sandstone mesa is predominantly covered by a low, bushy vegetation generally referred to as mountain fynbos.
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Its summit is bare of vegetation with an unevenrockysurfaceand small lakes fed by melting snow.
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With a somewhat uneven androckysurface, the town was better suited to grazing than cultivation.
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It was cleared and graded several years ago, and has a dirt,rockysurface.
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The final approach of the hike is slightly downhill on arockysurface.
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Small reefs and therockysurfaceof the surrounding waters are home to a remarkable variety of marine species.
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This makes landing on therockysurfacealmost impossible, thereby precluding sample inspection/gathering.
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She feels therockysurfaceof his face but is not fazed by his altered appearance.
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Games were frequently played on arockysurface, and visitors had to play tag rugby.
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Little soil covered therockysurface, so men had to haul soil up from the low ground.
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But springs were comparatively rare; biblical language distinguishes the natural springs from the wells (psrear, puteus), which are water pits bored under therockysurfaceand having no outlet.
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The magnitude and polarisation of these echoes was consistent with an icy rather thanrockysurface, but the results were inconclusive, and their significance has been questioned.
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It is well camouflaged, blending in with both leafy debris and rocky surfaces.
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It is a perennial herbaceous plant, typically sprawling horizontally at the height of the surrounding grassland or rocky surfaces.
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It spawns over rocky surfaces and small boulders.
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These suckers keep the clingfish strongly attached to the rocky surfaces off the shorelines.
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They can be found around the seaward edge of reefs and coral, in lagoons, and on rocky surfaces to 50 m deep.
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