Meaning & use
clint
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A flat, block-like slab of exposed limestone pavement separated from neighboring blocks by fissures, formed by the erosion of jointed limestone.
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Hikers picked their way carefully across the clints and grikes of the limestone pavement.
Rainwater dissolves the limestone along cracks, gradually widening the gaps between each clint.
A note on using this word
A clint is always paired with a "grike," the fissure separating it from adjoining blocks, together forming the distinctive pattern of limestone pavement.
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limestone block
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