country rock

noun

1

: rock music containing elements of country music

2

geology : the rock in which a mineral deposit or intrusion is enclosed

Near the edge of an intrusion, where magma has already been cooled against the surrounding country rock, this happens fairly slowly.

—Robert Wichman

called also country

Examples of country rock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sunday’s schedule includes: A Pallet for the Shoal, an intriguing experimental folk unit, 11 a.m., Welcome Stage. Cassandra and the Knighthawks, classic rock and country rock covers, 11:30 a.m., Bandshell Stage. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024

My current music collection has a lot of First Aid Kit (country rock). —Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2024

From working class to country rock, and now to fancy fashion. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023

The sound is rooted in country rock, but there’s also a real sense of pop savvy with their sticky melodies and memorable hooks. —Jon Freeman, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1