trap-tufa — n.; (also trap tuff) (Geol.) Volcanic tuff, volcanic grit … New dictionary of synonyms
Trap — Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D. trap; so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one another, like steps. See {Tramp}.] (Geol.) An old term rather loosely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trap rock — Trap Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D. trap; so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one another, like steps. See {Tramp}.] (Geol.) An old term rather… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trap tuff — Trap Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D. trap; so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one another, like steps. See {Tramp}.] (Geol.) An old term rather… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trap-tuff — n. See trap tufa … New dictionary of synonyms
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