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Meaning of Limestone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn

Definitions

  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  3. An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Aroostook County, Maine.
  5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alger County, Michigan.
  6. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Carrollton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
  7. A census-designated place in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
  8. An unincorporated community in Washington County and Greene County, Tennessee.
  9. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  10. A number of other townships, including five in Pennsylvania, listed under Limestone Township.
  11. A place in Canada:
  12. A community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
  13. A community in Victoria County, New Brunswick.
  14. A place in Australia:
  15. A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales.
  16. A locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland.
  17. A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.

Equivalents

Български варо́вик
Bosanski kalk vapnenac
Català pedra calcària
Čeština vápenec
Dansk kalksten
Esperanto kalkoŝtono
Español caliza
Français calcaire
Galego calcaria
עברית גיר
हिन्दी चूना पत्थर
Hrvatski kalk vapnenac
Magyar mészkő
Հայերեն կրաքար
Bahasa Indonesia batu kapur gamping
Íslenska kalksteinn
Italiano calcare
日本語 石灰岩 石灰石
ქართული კირქვა
한국어 석회석 석회암
Kurdî kalk
Кыргызча акиташ
Latina calx
ລາວ ຫິນປູນ
Latviešu kaļķakmens
Македонски варовник
Bahasa Melayu batu kapur
မြန်မာဘာသာ ထုံးကျောက်
Nederlands kalksteen
Português calcário
Română calcar
Русский известняк
Slovenščina apnenec
Српски kalk vapnenac
Svenska kalk kalksten
ไทย หินปูน
Українська вапняк вапняковий
Tiếng Việt đá vôi

Examples

“a limestone viaduct”
“The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.”
“As each blast furnace uses 200 tons of limestone daily, and each limestone kiln 150 tons, a total of 730 tons of limestone has to be carried daily, in addition to limestone chippings, which are sold.”
“Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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