Chalkpit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chalkpit is a noun meaning A quarry where chalk is extracted.
Meaning
A quarry where chalk is extracted.
Example Sentences
I was out a-hunting to-day, and I got away to a place in the wood I’d never seen before. And there was an old chalk-pit.
I tried the next uphill turning. It took about half an hour to get back to the road again from the chalkpit into which it led us.
Word Forms
- chalkpits
- chalk-pit
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include claypit, chalkface, coalpit, chaulk, spetchell, chalking.
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