Shiprock

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proper noun

A monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ship Rock

  1. A monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

    Shiprock is the remnants of a volcano that erupted more than 30 million years ago.

    2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN

Origin

From ship + rock, from the peak's resemblance to a 19th-century clipper ship.

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APA

Shiprock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiprock

MLA

“Shiprock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiprock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shiprock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiprock.

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