slickrock

noun

slick·​rock ˈslik-ˌräk How to pronounce slickrock (audio)
: smooth wind-polished rock

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Named for the pale slickrock that dominates much of the road’s terrain, the driving is a mix of sandy washes, rough rocky stretches and the aforementioned slickrock, which will occasionally take you to the edge of canyons. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025 Start your journey with Cassidy Arch Trail, a 3.4-mile out-and-back that crosses broad sections of slickrock before ending at a 125-foot-wide natural arch. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025 The final descent hugged a handlebar-scraping wall and plummeted down two slickrock slabs as steep as playground slides. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022 Very difficult This wild route drops off the remote North Rim through an abundance of cactus flowers before heading into slickrock scrambling. Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for slickrock

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slickrock was in 1925

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

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