rock salt
nounDefinition of rock salt
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Or at the very least, whatever impact created it likely hit a very large reserve of rock salt or the ocean. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Evidence of ancient meteorites found in Florida fossil clams," 23 July 2019 Meal includes 6- to 7-pound rock salt roasted, herb crusted prime rib, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, roasted green beans, and an herbed au jus. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Where to find Father's Day brunch deals, restaurant specials to help you celebrate," 4 June 2019 As a result, City Council members passed a resolution at their May 7 meeting that authorizes the purchase of only 1,000 tons of rock salt instead of the usual order of 3,500 tons. — Beth Mlady, cleveland.com, "Berea will try 'new salt system' on winter roads," 11 May 2018 Cover a rimmed baking sheet with rock salt and nestle the oyster half shells in the salt to steady them. — Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com, "Retro cookbooks offer comforts from another era for these uncertain times," 29 June 2018 Most road salts are either sodium chloride (rock salt) or sometimes a concentrated solution of calcium chloride in colder weather. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Readers urge for clarification on salt water in car washes," 25 Mar. 2018 Beyond both the layered and rock salt batteries, researchers are looking beyond to solid-state batteries. — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, "Alternatives to Cobalt, the Blood Diamond of Batteries," 7 June 2018 The company’s name is inspired by the way ice cream was made in the old days: churned by hand with rock salt, then packed in insulating layers of straw. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Salt & Straw ice cream mixes in community flavor," 13 May 2018 Officers located pieces of rock salt on the ledge outside the window. — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Man threatened after telling woman she was pictured on his shirt: Richmond Heights Police Blotter," 31 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rock salt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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