bedrock

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(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.

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Before constructing the foundation, engineers drilled to confirm that the bedrock was continuous and free of fractures.

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(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.

The denudation of the land was upon a grand scale. All superficial accumulations were swept away, and the bedrock was exposed.

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意味（2）

(figuratively) A basis or foundation.

If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.

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bedrocks （ 複数形 ）