limestone quarry

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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quarry
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒr.i/us
/ˈkwɔːr.i/
a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as ...
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Arelimestonequarry, which are used so much for agriculture, also included?
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They cover a number of implications which are different from those of the long-termlimestonequarry.
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These houses, some of which housed quarry workers, lie close to a 20th-centurylimestonequarrynearby, now abandoned and filled with water.
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It sits right next to thelimestonequarrywhich supplied it.
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The entrance to the cave was found bylimestonequarryworkers in the summer of 1821.
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For a time, there was also alimestonequarry.
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The contributing site is alimestonequarry.
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The site is just east of alimestonequarryand west of a large electrical substation on land previously used for row crop farming.
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The formerlimestonequarryis now a car park; its walls are used by climbers and abseilers.
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It was discovered in 1883 when alimestonequarrycut into it.
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The village is home to a largelimestonequarryand processing facility.
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Over time the business expanded to include alimestonequarry, limekilns, collieries and ironstone pits.
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More recently there has been alimestonequarry.
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In 1945, the school acquired a formerlimestonequarryfor a new campus.
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The site of the master plan was a formerlimestonequarryand waterworks area owned by the city.
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Old railroad spikes and ties might still be found around thelimestonequarry.
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Today only a church andlimestonequarryremain with perhaps a dozen residences.
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The appearance of the area is currently marred by the presence of an adjoininglimestonequarry.
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The company traded as colliery andlimestonequarryowners and iron and steel manufacturers.
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The original house was built as a dwelling for a tenant worker in thelimestonequarryand kiln nearby.
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