limestone cave

collocation in English

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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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cave
noun[C]
uk
/keɪv/us
/keɪv/
a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that ...
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(Definition oflimestoneandcavefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The forest-covered hill has several limestone caves.
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Driny, alimestonecave, is the only cave open to public.
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In the course of the quarrying, alimestonecavewas found.
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It has as its centerpiece a largelimestonecave.
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The cave explorer will sight many bats in flight and some hanging from the ceiling on stalactite formations of thelimestonecaveinteriors.
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Another set of stairways lead to a secondlimestonecave.
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The entrance to the beach to pass through a kind oflimestonecaveinlet down provides its own nuance.
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It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot spring or in alimestonecave.
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It is alimestonecaveoverlaid with alabaster created by thermal springs.
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It is alimestonecavediscovered some time ago and has a number of scenic spots around.
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It consists of a horizontal lead miners' adit (a level passageway driven horizontally into the hillside) leading to the cavern itself, alimestonecave.
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Rggejvrrerjgge is alimestonecavethat has been eroded by this underground river.
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It is the third longest naturallimestonecavein the state.
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There is also alimestonecavenearby.
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The site was originally a naturallimestonecavealthough the roof had long since collapsed spreading a layer of breccia and rubble across the top of the deposits.
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It commonly festoonslimestonecaveopenings.
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Breeding takes place in springs and stream pools inside the limestone caves.
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Today the area has largely reverted to natural growth, but retains intriguing ruins, including man-made tunnels as well as natural limestone caves.
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There are karstic sinkholes in the island's central limestone massif, and limestone caves with stalactites.
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This same process is responsible for the formation of stalactites and stalagmites in limestone caves.
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