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The eroded hillside, deeply punctured by its limestone gullies and caves, swept away beneath her.
Der erodierte Hügel, der von tiefen Sandstein-Rinnen und Höhlen durchsetzt war, erstreckte sich unter ihr.
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Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
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Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
It was a system of caves, carved in what looked like limestone, in the eroded rim wall of what appeared to be a broad crater.
Es war ein Höhlensystem, das in den anscheinend aus Sandstein bestehenden erodierten Ringwall von etwas gehauen war, bei dem es sich um einen breiten Krater zu handeln schien.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
The ruddy sun angled into the canyon, and he looked up at a smooth, white section where a slab of limestone had sheared off in large, cream-colored lumps.
Das Licht der rötlichen Sonne fiel schräg in die tiefe Klamm, und als Arcas den Kopf hob, bemerkte er eine Stelle, an der sich große Kalksteinbrocken von der Felswand gelöst hatten.
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Anderson, Kevin
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© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.

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fibrous limestone
Faserkalk
shell limestone
Muschelkalk
limestone mountains
Kalkgebirge
limestone quarry
Kalksteinbruch
Portland limestone cement
Portlandkalksteinzement
lacustrine limestone
Muschelkalk
limestone scrubber
Kalksteinreiniger
Tyrolese limestone alps
Tiroler Kalkalpen

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limestone

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselimestone*limestones
Possessive caselimestone's*limestones'