Chalkpit

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quarry where chalk is extracted.

    "I tried the next uphill turning. It took about half an hour to get back to the road again from the chalkpit into which it led us."

  2. 2
    a quarry for chalk wordnet

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chalk pit

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"I tried the next uphill turning. It took about half an hour to get back to the road again from the chalkpit into which it led us."

Etymology

From chalk + pit.

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