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Natursteinlager

English translation: natural stone storage facility


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German term or phrase:Natursteinlager
English translation:natural stone storage facility
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12:27 Aug 5, 2007
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Container transport
German term or phrase: Natursteinlager
an article about a container terminal - in addition to the services it offers it also boasts a a "Natursteinlager". Thanks
Nick Prince
natural stone storage facility
Explanation:
or vice versa. or a rewritten version to suit your context.
the name Natural Stone Depot has already been hijacked by a British company, but storage ought to do
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vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 10:39
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many thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2natural stone storage facility
vic voskuil
4 +1warehouse/warehousing for natural stoneDavid Moore


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
warehouse/warehousing for natural stone


Explanation:
Can't see many other options...

David Moore
Local time: 10:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 705

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: fully agree when inside, but can you still use warehouse with outside storage?
8 mins
  -> I think these days "warehousing" and "storage" are used more or less interchangeably
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
natural stone storage facility


Explanation:
or vice versa. or a rewritten version to suit your context.
the name Natural Stone Depot has already been hijacked by a British company, but storage ought to do

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 10:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore: Hi Vic: similarly, would you use "facility" for indoors? It doesn't actually say whether it's indoors or out, but this answer is also valid.
14 mins
  -> fair point :) , and thanks for confirming the ever-expanding meaning of warehousing, David!

agree  casper
20 mins
  -> thanks Chetan :-)
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