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Meanings of
dry stone
in English
Russian
сухая кладка
Portuguese
pedra solta
Catalan
pedra en sec
Spanish
piedra seca
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Construction method.
dry stone method
dry stone construction
Related terms
construction technique
Russian
сухая кладка
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of
dry stone
in English
1
In the other, there was
dry
stone
;
shale, by the feel of it.
2
He was homesick for the crooked fields, ancient hedges and
dry
stone
walls of home.
3
Down below, past the green fields and
dry
stone
walls, waves crash against the shore.
4
Not a
dry
stone
even stuck above the snow.
5
It was constructed of
dry
stone
,
grass, and earth, with the addition of strong wood-work.
6
There are walls in the city formed of smooth,
dry
stone
,
well placed on the outside.
7
And the
dry
stone
no sound of water.
8
The fields are bounded by
dry
stone
walls.
9
How long had those painted images been there clear and sharp on the
dry
stone
walls?
10
He paused to pee up a
dry
stone
wall and waited for her to catch up.
11
The frost was already starting to gleam on the
dry
stone
walls that lined the narrow road.
12
He applied his ear against the
dry
stone
,
and moved it slowly to and fro, listening intently.
13
The pair got stuck into life on the farm, also giving herding and
dry
stone
walling a go.
14
Without hesitation or regret, she poured the water of the loathsome old witch onto the
dry
stone
floor.
15
Hill farms,
dry
stone
walls, hefting of sheep and saving the "poor old albatross" also feature.
16
They found at last their resting place, a sheltered ledge of
dry
stone
in the hollow of a hill.
Other examples for "dry stone"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
dry
stone
dry
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
dry stone
Russian
сухая кладка
Portuguese
pedra solta
Catalan
pedra en sec
paret seca
pedra seca
Spanish
piedra seca
Dry stone
through the time
Dry stone
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