adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rocky beach (= with large rocks on it )
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They anchored the boat off a rocky beach.
a rocky cliff
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The forest stops where a rocky cliff falls to a saltwater lagoon.
a rocky peak
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The Castle is situated on a rocky peak.
a rocky slope
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The farmhouse is situated on a rocky slope.
a rocky/shaky start (= a rather bad start )
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After a shaky start, they managed two wins in five matches.
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the rocky coast of Maine
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Our guide trod carefully down the rocky path.
rocky/sandy shore
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cliff
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High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach.
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Souls straight out of Hieronymus Bosch tumble down rocky cliffs to their doom.
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Seapinks and samphire grow on the rocky cliffs .
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Not a waterside bird, frequenting dry country and nesting on rocky cliffs and stream banks, sometimes on ruined buildings.
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All around rolled wild heather-moors, overhung by rocky cliffs .
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It was perched on a rocky cliff overlooking a stone path to the sea some 40 feet below.
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This Grade 2 Listed Building is set in a rocky cliff face pointing out to sea a little way along the foreshore.
coast
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At sea level we would have got a different picture as the man-eating breakers punched against the rocky coast .
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It also bears a painting of a ship beating against a terrible storm off a rocky coast .
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Certain stretches of beach are notorious for frequent strandings, but there are no records of strandings along rocky coasts .
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A rocky coast , a scattering of wild islands.
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The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.
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The small harbours that line the rocky coast of Cothique hold many craft which double as warships in times of need.
ground
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Many gardening businesses have hit rocky ground but Waterers expects to increase turnover from £4.8m to £6m in the year to July.
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The seed falls on four different types of soil: the footpath, rocky ground , among thistles and on good soil.
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Boots are the only sensible footgear for this expedition, which in places traverses rough and rocky ground .
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On rocky ground the friction of rope over crests and round corners much reduces fall impacts.
hill
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On the top of a steep rocky hill there appeared to be a fortress, with every window lit.
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The moon was so bright I could see a figure running flat out up into the rocky hills .
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Through fences and barb-wire, over the top of a rocky hill , and down into a hidden valley.
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The west side of the 38 acres is surrounded by rocky hills and dusty trails that lead to nearby Lake Hodges.
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They approach the first rocky hill and pause.
island
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About thirty kilometres south-east of St Abbs Head is a group of small rocky islands not far from the mainland.
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Rare species like the roseate tern, which breeds on our rocky islands , are severely threatened in their wintering areas.
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Their breeding colonies are mainly on headlands or rocky islands off West Falkland.
outcrop
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The Park is a large area of open country with rocky outcrops , ancient buildings and a small river.
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She found Wynne-Jones resting in the overhang of a rocky outcrop , exhausted, wretched, starving.
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At the bottom end of the playing fields is a rocky outcrop .
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One last rocky outcrop of headland; it seemed to take an age to round. the waves began to decrease.
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Aboriginals still point to various rocky outcrops or sandstone gullies which trace the Myndie Snake's progress through the outback.
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There were many rocky outcrops higher up, and here we found two more tern species nesting.
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Circling a frozen pond, we made our way uphill to rocky outcrops .
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This is truly wild country dotted with rocky outcrops and, even on a clear day, occasional compass checks are reassuring.
promontory
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On the wall behind him there was a picture of a stag lowering its antlers on a rocky promontory beneath puffy clouds.
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At the far end a rocky promontory extended into deep water - a promising place for snorkelling.
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A fisherman is silhouetted there, standing on a rocky promontory .
road
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Twelve years of mountaineering had prepared me well for the rocky road ahead-or so I hoped.
shore
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This in turn compelled me to further investigate the fascinating world of rocky shores .
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Miss Buechler is talking about the pilgrims coming to a rocky shore to spend a winter of hardship in the new land.
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In the spring the clan chief's steward came ashore to find the last surviving woman on the rocky shore .
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We make a beeline for the rocky shore .
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Ranks of houses stretched away into the distance like waves breaking on a rocky shore , their slate roofs glistening.
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The cliff sloped to a rocky shore where breakers thundered against the ledges about three hundred yards from where he was.
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A rocky shore almost certainly provides a clearer echo than a sandy slope or mud flat.
slope
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The farmhouse rests on a rocky slope and is surrounded by beech trees.
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I sat on the rocky slope above Gay Acres, not wanting to stain my white shorts on the grass.
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Its steep sides are thronged with Goblin strongholds and its rocky slopes overlay caves and tunnels that are riddled with evil creatures.
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He was clearly uneasy as he peered down the rocky slope .
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At the next junction turn left, descend the rocky slope and through a gate.
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There were cracks in the walls and the steps up to the entrance had been reduced to an uneven and rocky slope .
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To Maggie, though, the city was dominated by the superb cathedral and the rocky slopes of the mountains.
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The trail traverses the steep, rocky slopes of Mulldonoch and continues above the valley of the Buchan Burn to Benyellary.
start
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A fuel shortage got the holiday season off to a rocky start , and promises to cause further problems this month.
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Despite this happy event, the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start .
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The rocky start was caused by traders who thought they detected a whiff of inflation in the air.
terrain
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Three of the meteorites were found on rocky terrain where they may have fallen directly or been deposited by melted ice.
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She writes long sentences without verbs, as if the rocky terrain inevitably makes action difficult.
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This helps to avoid twisting an ankle when stalking these animals on the rocky terrain they favour.
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We acquired our nickname, the Goats, in the Peninsular War when we proved our worth in rocky terrain .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the Rocky Mountains
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The village sits on a rocky hill overlooking the Mediterranean.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the bottom end of the playing fields is a rocky outcrop.
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From Mount Ampenan, and over the rocky coastline and long golden beaches is a sight to behold.
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I sat on the rocky slope above Gay Acres, not wanting to stain my white shorts on the grass.
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Now the rocky , irregular moonscape was all around us.
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On the wall behind him there was a picture of a stag lowering its antlers on a rocky promontory beneath puffy clouds.
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Once the land round it was worked, but no one these days would break his back over soil so rocky and barren.
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The moon was so bright I could see a figure running flat out up into the rocky hills.
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We pass rocky beaches, secret inlets, muddy coves, dark hidden sea caves pounded by surf.