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Grike — Grike, may refer to:*Shrike (Philip Reeve) a character in the Hungry City Chronicles, known as Grike in the North American editions. *Grike (Lake District) – a hill in the English Lake District *|Grike (Karst) a small scale landform developed in… … Wikipedia
grikė — sf. toks mažas miško paukštelis: Jei grikė rėkia, bus lietaus Rz. Jei grikė gieda, vasarą po kelių dienų bus lietaus, žiemą – sniego Lnkv … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Grike (Lake District) — Infobox Mountain Name= Grike Photo = Grike summit cairns.jpg Caption = Grike summit with its massive cairn and two smaller ones. Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Western Fells Elevation = 488 m, (1,601 ft) Prominence = c. 37 m… … Wikipedia
grike — the crack in a limestone pavement … Geography glossary
grike — (British.) 1. A solutionally enlarged vertical or steeply inclined joint in the surface of a karstland, extending for up to a few meters into the limestone [10]. 2. A vertical or sub vertical cleft in a limestone pavement developed by… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
grike — (not preferred) refer to cutter … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
grike — [grʌɪk] (also gryke) noun a fissure separating blocks or clints in a limestone pavement. Origin C18 (orig. north. Engl. dialect): of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
grike — /graɪk/ (say gruyk) noun a vertical fissure developed, usually in limestone, by solution along a joint. Also, gryke. {alteration of Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki crack} …
grike — ˈgrīk noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki crack, bend, concavity more at creek : crevice, crack; especially : an opening in rock widened by natural forces (as weathering or solution) … Useful english dictionary
bedding grike — Term used to describe the occurrence of the dissolution and widening (similar to that which occurs in joints) of nearly vertical bedding in karst terranes [8]. Synonym: (German.) Schichtfugenkarren … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
