rock-basedadj.1
/ˌrɒkˈbeɪst/, /ˈrɒkbeɪst/, U.S. /ˈrɑkˌbeɪst/ Having a base of or on rock. Also figurative.
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1816 C. R. Maturin Bertram (ed. 3) 2 Think'st thou these rock-based turrets will abide?
1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 22 To a wild headland, rock-based in the sea.
1910 Westm. Gaz. 4 Jan. 3/1 Others follow them, unshaken in their rock-based confidence, in the time-defying permanence of British supremacy.
1971 Amer. Antiq. 36 224/2 Six rectangular adobe-walled surface granaries, one probable granary with a rock-based wall,..and several borrow pits were excavated.
2000 L. G. Austin Mountain Bike! N. Calif. (2003) 531 Wet weather often produces a few muddy sections, but the rock-based road is generally rideable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
rock-basedadj.2
/ˌrɒkˈbeɪst/, /ˈrɒkbeɪst/, U.S. /ˈrɑkˌbeɪst/ Having a basis in rock music; inspired by rock music.
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1968 N.Y. Times 4 Apr. 56/1 Jeremy Steig, a jazz flutist, and Warren Bernhardt, a jazz pianist, have been playing in a group..which draws on rock-based material.
1972 Billboard 4 Mar. 16/3 Their sound hinges on horns and a rock-based excitement.
1989 Independent (Nexis) 3 Mar. (Arts section) 19 They act as the catalyst for a resurgence of rock-based pop to claim back the charts from computerised machine music.
2008 Wire Feb. 28/2 Their approach is resolutely rock based: just guitar, bass, drums and vocals.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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