rock salt

noun

: common salt occurring in solid form as a mineral

also : salt artificially prepared in large crystals or masses

Examples of rock salt in a Sentence

I put some rock salt on the sidewalk to melt the ice.

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The Louisville Sale Cave was constructed using five tons of pink Himalayan rock salt from the Himalayan Mountains. —

Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 The freighter, longer than two football fields and loaded with about 20,000 metric tons of rock salt, was christened in 2022 and was the first large bulk carrier built on the Great Lakes since 1981. —

Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024 Ketel One Green Mary 1 oz Ketel One Family-Made Vodka 3.5 oz freshly juiced celery and cucumber in equal parts 0.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice 1 pinch rock salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and dried chili flakes Add all ingredients to the glass, stir well, add ice. —

Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Fish in clay pot with seafood sauce, lobster with chocolate, lamb-shrimp brochette, paella, sea bass in rock salt, steaks. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rock salt