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salt dome

noun

, Geology.
  1. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.


salt dome

noun

  1. a domelike structure of stratified rocks containing a central core of salt: formed by the upward movement of a salt deposit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salt dome1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Experts believe the sinkhole is caused by the erosion of a large salt deposit or salt dome on which Daisetta is built.

Here in the rural Utah desert, developers plan to create caverns in ancient salt dome formations underground where they hope to store hydrogen fuel at an unprecedented scale.

The roof was torn off the old salt dome.

There’s also a massive underground salt dome directly across the street from the coal plant, where the Los Angeles utility hopes to bank electricity generated by solar and wind power through a technology called compressed air energy storage.

The salt dome could be used to storage renewable hydrogen, too.

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