We call these slabs of the solid-rock layer 'plates'.
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Slabs
//slæbz//
Synonyms for "slabs" (114 found)
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Grass is growing unchecked between the uneven paving slabs.
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Each one of these concrete slabs weighs as much as an Abrams tank.
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Flat polished slabs of garnet are found inlaid in mosaic work in Anglo-Saxon and Merovingian jewelry, the material used being almandine, or “precious garnet.”
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