limestone cliff

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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cliff
noun[C]
uk
/klɪf/us
/klɪf/
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on ...
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(Definition oflimestoneandclifffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The castle is protected by limestone cliffs to the south and rock-cut ditches to the west.
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It is found growing on limestone cliffs with leaf litter.
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It usually ranges between 0.5 and 5 metres in height and occurs in coastal areas on limestone cliffs, dunes and plains.
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The limestone cliffs are rich with millions of ocean fossils and are home to colonies of bats.
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At the western end of the island a hard, grey,limestonecliffrises 80 m above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level).
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These layers were deposited against the face of a high undersealimestonecliff.
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It is a large rock shelter below a steeplimestonecliff.
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Thelimestonecliffwas blown up in the 1960s.
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Their solution was to build a permanent structure in the high recess afforded by thelimestonecliff.
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There was alimestonecliffin the outfield that created havoc for outfielders and made baseball games exciting.
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Caves are located at the base of alimestonecliff.
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On the northwest, the village leans against a 450m ft talllimestonecliffabove the scree.
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The village was built on platform terraces a hundred or so metres up the side of alimestonecliff.
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It grows on ledges and in cracks in shadedlimestonecliff-faces, usually those facing south or east.
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The victims were sheltering underneath a rock overhang at the base of thelimestonecliffduring a rain storm when the cliff collapsed without warning.
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The entrance to the cave lies on alimestonecliffat a height of 711 m.
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The beach is conspicuously hidden out of sight when viewed from the road as it is situated down below a lowlimestonecliff.
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A well-known beauty spot, it is a large, curvedlimestonecliffat the head of a valley, with a fine area of limestone pavement at the top.
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Alimestonecliffruns through the city.
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It ranges from the south coast's superb limestone cliffs and broad sandy beaches, to the salt marshes and sand dune systems in the north.
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The island has a variety of flora and fauna, and limestone cliffs and caves.
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The area is defined by its sheer limestone cliffs, white sand beaches, and clear blue water, which attract thousands of tourists yearly.
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It is characterised by limestone cliffs, sea caves, ponds with subterranean connections to the sea, and small, offshore cays.
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It contains limestone cliffs, and remnant vegetation adjacent to the river's edge.
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