limestone pavement

noun

A natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes).

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alvar
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Meanings

nounlimestone pavement (plural limestone pavements)

plural limestone pavements

  1. geographyA natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes).

    Synonyms: alvar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes).

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alvar

Translations

Finnish paljas kalkkikivikallio
  • paljas kalkkikivikallioTranslations
French lapiaz
  • lapiazTranslations
German Karre, Schratte
  • KarreTranslations
  • SchratteTranslations
Romanian lapiez
  • lapiezTranslations
Spanish lapiaz
  • lapiazTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

limestone pavement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limestone%20pavement

MLA

“limestone pavement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limestone%20pavement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limestone pavement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limestone%20pavement.

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