crushed limestone

collocation in English

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crush
noun
uk
/krʌʃ/us
/krʌʃ/
informal
a strong but temporary feeling of ...
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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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(Definition ofcrushandlimestonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I cannot pretend thatcrushedlimestoneis used very often nowadays by farmers for correcting the acidity of their land; farmers prefer to use bought-in lime for that purpose.
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The trail is not paved but is smooth and covered with packedcrushedlimestone.
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The trail iscrushedlimestone(paved through and near the borough) with grass on both sides.
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Its hard, flat surface is of limestone pug (crushedlimestone).
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The westernmost six miles (9.7 km) of the trail are paved; the remainder iscrushedlimestone.
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The trail surface iscrushedlimestone.
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The majority of the trails ten-foot-wide walking-biking path consists of well-packed,crushedlimestone.
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Completed sections of the trail arecrushedlimestone.
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Crushedlimestonebase was chosen in this area in spite of the fact that concrete paving was being used on much of the interstate system.
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The southern as well as the northern of the trail are paved with asphalt, with the remainder being lined withcrushedlimestone.
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Acrushedlimestonetrail for horses is visible from the macadam portion of the trail that was repaved in 2012.
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A weak acid dissolves calcite fromcrushedlimestone, leaving only dolomite, silicates, or quartz.
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The trail surfaces arecrushedlimestonewith some parts being grass and gravel.
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In 2012, the tunnel was partially closed to replace some of thecrushedlimestoneroad base with granite.
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The level andcrushedlimestonemakes the trail suitable for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and horseback riding.
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It is topped withcrushedlimestone.
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It has acrushedlimestonesurface, appropriate for bicycling, walking, running, and cross-country skiing.
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Other portions were constructed using grass and woodchips, but have now been converted to a surface ofcrushedlimestone.
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A tire-derived geo-cylinder filled withcrushedlimestoneor similar aggregate produces 150 pounds per square inch (10.8 tons per square foot) working-strength material.
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The trail surface is composed ofcrushedlimestone.
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