Rocky planet

Meaning: This means that some planets are made mostly of rock and are smaller than the gas giants. It's like saying, The Earth is an example of a rocky planet in our solar system.

Choice of Words: Rocky refers to something that is composed of rock or stone. Planet refers to a celestial body that orbits around a star. In the context of the story, this sentence refers to the planets that are made mostly of rock and are smaller than the gas giants.

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Related Expressions

• Mercury is a rocky planet with no life.
• Pluto, once a planet, now a dwarf planet, intrigued scientists.
• Waves are crashing against the rocky shore.
• The waves crashed against the rocky shore.
• He climbed the tall, rocky mountain.
• Waves crashed mightily against the rocky shore.
• Waves splashed against the rocky shore.
• Waves crash loudly against the rocky shore.
• Waves crashed against rocky cliffs.
• Waves crashed against rocky shore.