karst
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of karst
1900–05; < German, generic use of Karst, name of limestone plateau north of Trieste
Example Sentences
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The Grand Canyon's largest springs are fed by karst systems, which Sankey compares to "Swiss cheese" because of the numerous holes, channels, and openings in the rock.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
Until this latest discovery on Muna, all the paintings in Sulawesi had come from the Maros Pangkep karst in the island's south west.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
The former are “good” sinkholes: “About 700 million people worldwide depend on karst aquifers as their sole or primary source of water, including many millions in the USA,” Veni says.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Their formation is most common in easily erodible karst terrains with carbonate rocks, like limestone or dolomite, or minerals known as evaporites, like salt and gypsum.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 10, 2023
The burning limestone karst had been too much for the men from the plains, and they broke down badly.
From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)
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