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Meanings of
stalactite
in English
Russian
сталактит
Portuguese
estalactite
Spanish
estalactita
Catalan
estalactita
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Elongated mineral formation which hangs down from a cave ceiling.
stalagmite
Russian
сталактит
Usage of
stalactite
in English
1
At one point where the passage widened, there was a single
stalactite
.
2
Be prepared for long-term, three dimensional journeys across tufa and
stalactite
roofs.
3
Brushing along the wall, a hanging
stalactite
was dislodged, and it fell.
4
Legrand stemmed out, adjusting his stance -and then a
stalactite
snapped.
5
A massive
stalactite
fell from the ceiling and crushed several Stalk buildings.
6
The
stalactite
cavern of Han in the Ardennes is visited yearly by crowds.
7
Why this crumbling
stalactite
is called the Pine Apple Bush, I cannot divine.
8
The beautiful
stalactite
grottos are all made of crystals of lime.
9
Something large, the size of an eagle, flitted overhead and circled a
stalactite
.
10
Twice she'd ducked and missed banging her head into a
stalactite
.
11
The caves are finely formed and have dome-shaped roofs, but few
stalactite
formations appear.
12
They contain large caves with
stalactite
formations which resemble human beings, ships, chairs, etc.
13
A
stalactite
vibrated and crashed to the ground before him.
14
All I learned was how to remember the difference between a stalagmite and a
stalactite
.
15
The
stalactite
formations in this arbor are remarkably beautiful.
16
Somewhere behind us another
stalactite
of ice fell into the river with a hollow splash.
Other examples for "stalactite"
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About this term
stalactite
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
enormous stalactite
single stalactite
above stalactite
beautiful stalactite
become a stalactite
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Translations for
stalactite
Russian
сталактит
сталактиты
Portuguese
estalactite
estalactites
Spanish
estalactita
Catalan
estalactita
estalactites
Stalactite
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Stalactite
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