limestone boulder

collocation in English

meaningsoflimestoneandboulder

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limestone
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlaɪm.stəʊn/us
/ˈlaɪm.stoʊn/
a white or light grey rock that is used as a building material and in the making ...
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boulder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbəʊl.dər/us
/ˈboʊl.dɚ/
a very ...
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(Definition oflimestoneandboulderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Based on the height of this film it appears that thelimestoneboulderhad originally been almost totally buried by the material.
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A largelimestoneboulder, 60 cm in height, had been set into the floor in the center of the shrine's interior chamber.
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Set into the floor was alimestoneboulderrising about 60 cm above the floor.
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A major attraction is a small pagoda built on alimestoneboulderat the southern end of the beach.
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Natural outcroppings of limestone and even alimestoneboulderlie beside the path, some of which may serve as a bench.
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This is filled with the shale and a largelimestonebouldercan be seen within it.
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The next stratum is the layer of limestone boulders that seals the deposit inside the pit.
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Art was also found near the cave in the form of engravings, on the banks of a riverbed, and on a largelimestoneboulderlocated 150m from the cave.
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Meanwhile, the county council has put up limestone boulders along the seaward side of the stricken road that are interacting chemically with the sea water, attracting some criticism.
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The bottom of the pit is covered with large limestone boulders and the remains of trees that have fallen in.
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Topsoils are acidic but subsoils may be alkaline with frequent presence of limestone boulders.
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They appear to be found only among limestone boulders on hillsides.
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