Kalkfelsen

limestone rock

noun KALK-fel-zen Rare

Also means

chalk cliff

Usage Note

Kalkfelsen is an exposed outcrop or cliff of limestone. Germany's Alb regions and chalk coastlines have famous Kalkfelsen; climbers prize them for friction and the whitish colour is distinctive in the landscape.

Examples

"Die weißen Kalkfelsen von Rügen sind kilometerweit zu sehen."

Natural Translation

The white limestone rocks of Rügen can be seen for kilometres.

Literal Translation

The white limestone-rocks of Rügen are kilometres-far to see.

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