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单词 clint
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Definition of clint in English:

clint

noun klɪnt

  • A block forming part of a natural limestone pavement, separated from others by fissures (grikes).

    石灰岩参差面；石芽

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The top of SMH is marked as being five metres below the surface, and the entrance in Stile Pot is 4m below the clints, and descends a further 4m.
    • A couple of digging trips resulted in the opening of Small Mammal Pot in a patch of clints a few metres south-east of the main shakehole.
    • The solution of vertical joint sets into grikes characteristically fragments the pavement surface into blocks known as clints.

Origin

Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; related to Danish klint 'cliff' and Swedish klint 'summit, cliff'.

Rhymes

asquint, bint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint
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