Collocations for "limestone"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "limestone" in context.
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limestone
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- [layers, blocks, slabs, tons] of limestone
- [take, transport, use] limestone from the quarry
- extract limestone from [cliffs, rocks, caves, hills]
- limestone [present, found] in
- is [rich, abundant] in limestone
- use limestone to [protect, make, hold, build, construct, cover]
- use limestone to make cement
- limestone is used in [building, constructing]
- the [use, employment] of limestone in [building]
- obtain lime from heating limestone
- layers of [marble, sandstone, granite] and limestone
- limestone [walls, caves, formations, cliffs, hills]
- limestone [rocks, bedrocks, slabs, quarries]
'limestone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):