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  2. dropstone: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dropstone: Wordnik
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  5. Dropstone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dropstone)

noun:  (geology) An isolated fragment of rock found within a sedimentary rock (that had fallen, rather than being carried along).
noun:  (glaciology) An isolated rock that is geologically distinct from the surroundings, indicating that it was carried from a distant area and then dropped in place (by a melting glacier); an erratic.

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