Spanish: callaoEnglish translation: cobble 
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Science - Geography | | Spanish term or phrase: callao | From RAE:
callao.
(Del celta *caliavo, der. de *kal-, piedra; cf. gall. port. callau y fr. caillou).
2. m. Can. Terreno llano y cubierto de cantos rodados.
Here is my context: Pozo Izquierdo es una bahía de callaos y de arena negra.
I can't find callao in any of my dictionaries nor can I just figure out what it is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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| | cobble | Explanation:
Glossary Searched TermSpanish, callao; canto rodado; guijarro, Fragmento de roca de diámetro ... EPA Terms of Environment:, Glossary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...
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Term : callao; canto rodado; guijarro
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Term
Definition
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English cobble Rock fragment 50 - 250 mm in its longest diameter; usually rounded by weathering; larger than gravel, smaller than a boulder. gravel
boulder
cobble beach
French galet Fragment de roc 50 - 250 mm de son diamètre le plus long; habituellement arrondissez en tannant; plus grand que gravier, plus petit qu'un gros galet. gravier
galet
plage de galets
Spanish callao; canto rodado; guijarro Fragmento de roca de diámetro mayor entre 50 y 250 mm; generalmente redondeado por la erosión; mayor que la grava y menor que un bloque. grava
callao
playa de callaos
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Portuguese gravilha Fragmento de rocha com 50-250 mm no se maior diâmetro. gravilha
cascalho
praia de gravilha
Russian
Cyrillic булыжный камень, булыжник; крупная галька гравий, галька, галечник
1) галька, голыши 2) валун, глыба, большой камень
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| cobble
Explanation:
Glossary Searched TermSpanish, callao; canto rodado; guijarro, Fragmento de roca de diámetro ... EPA Terms of Environment:, Glossary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...
www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=callao%3... - 14k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Mike :)
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-06-25 11:20:25 GMT)
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FishBase
Term : callao; canto rodado; guijarro
Language
Abbr.
Term
Definition
See also
English cobble Rock fragment 50 - 250 mm in its longest diameter; usually rounded by weathering; larger than gravel, smaller than a boulder. gravel
boulder
cobble beach
French galet Fragment de roc 50 - 250 mm de son diamètre le plus long; habituellement arrondissez en tannant; plus grand que gravier, plus petit qu'un gros galet. gravier
galet
plage de galets
Spanish callao; canto rodado; guijarro Fragmento de roca de diámetro mayor entre 50 y 250 mm; generalmente redondeado por la erosión; mayor que la grava y menor que un bloque. grava
callao
playa de callaos
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Web de la búsqueda
Portuguese gravilha Fragmento de rocha com 50-250 mm no se maior diâmetro. gravilha
cascalho
praia de gravilha
Russian
Cyrillic булыжный камень, булыжник; крупная галька гравий, галька, галечник
1) галька, голыши 2) валун, глыба, большой камень
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EEA Glossary: Glossary of the European Environmental Agency.
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Tree of Life: Glossary of biological terms.
LingInfo: Glossary of molecular biology terms.
Google Search: Try the largest Internet Search Engine.
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Dictionnaire Universel Francophone: In French.
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| El Callao
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Es sel nombre del puerto mas cercano a la ciudad de Lima, Peru como aparece en el Atlas Universal (La Nacion
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Lo siento, me confundi a la hora de leer la pregunta, pebbles es mi respsuesta preferida. Gracias, Victoria
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