limestone
Example Sentences
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Mr. Robb’s excellent maps expose their geological foundation: the limestone belt that bisects England from the upper right to the lower left.
Whether Reuben hit them directly or not, water was going to come at them from every one of those directions—plus down from the clouds and up through the porous limestone underneath the city.
From Literature
The building, with its limestone facade, took up an entire city block.
The skeletons are buried in shallow graves cut into the limestone bedrock.
From BBC
Once there, the carbon combines with calcium released from the rocks to form shells and limestone reefs.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
