"limestone pavement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limestone pavements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limestone pavement (plural limestone pavements)
  1. (geology) A natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes). Synonyms: alvar Translations (Translations): paljas kalkkikivikallio (Finnish), lapiaz (French), Karre [feminine] (German), Schratte [feminine] (German), lapiez [neuter] (Romanian), lapiaz [masculine] (Spanish)

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