natural contours

collocation in English

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natural
adjective
uk
/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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contour
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.tɔːr/us
/ˈkɑːn.tʊr/
the shape of a mass of land or other object, especially its curved surface or the curved shape formed by its ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandcontourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The word lake as normally used means a pool of water formed by natural means with natural contours.
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The quarters have been arranged to conform to the natural contours of the ground.
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Some old tips have become moulded into the natural contours and are no longer unsightly; indeed, some have increased the natural beauty of the area.
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Opencast leads to the permanent loss of mature countryside, and although restoration can grass over an area, it cannot bring back the natural contours.
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The terraces follow the natural contours of the hills to prevent soil erosion.
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Every hole has its own characteristics, of undulating fairways, gullies and elevated greens, making the most of the natural contours of the land.
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Following the natural contours of the problem, you can implement these operations in services.
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This would reduce the amount of excavation and alteration to the site's natural contours and ultimately reduce the cost of the project.
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Many flumes took the form of wooden troughs elevated on trestles, often following the natural contours of the land.
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The city is organised on a modified east-west/north-south grid pattern (with some allowance for natural contours).
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He advocated preservation of trees and natural contours, while proscribing gridiron street networks.
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These buildings are situated on a platform-terrace with was formed on natural contours and filled in spaces.
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The roughly circular walls, totalling a length of about 570 m and following the natural contours of the hill, were built between 1213 and 1219.
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Sculpted from the terrain's natural contours with strategic bunkers and pristine greens, the course features three waterfalls and plays around arroyos and water.
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The tracks often followed natural contours in the landscape, and evolved over time as animals were driven from place to place and people walked to and from neighbouring settlements.
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Ehrensvrd's design was a low-profile bastion-type fortress that would follow the natural contours of the islands and thus remain inconspicuous to enemy fleets.
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Faludi's trademark curvilinear street pattern that follows the natural contours of the land was designed to highlight the natural beauty of the neighbourhood.
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