No. 6,069 in Swedish

kalkbrottssjön

A "kalkbrottssjön" is a lake formed in a former limestone quarry.

In a sentence

Vi badade i kalkbrottssjön under sommarens varmaste dag.
We swam in the quarry lake on the hottest day of summer.
The word refers to a natural body of water formed in a quarry, used here to describe a location.
Kalkbrottssjön är en av mina favoritplatser för fotografering.
The quarry lake is one of my favorite places for photography.
Here, the term highlights the site as a subject of interest and beauty for a hobby.
Efter regnet såg kalkbrottssjön ännu vackrare ut än vanligt.
After the rain, the quarry lake looked even more beautiful than usual.
In this sentence, the word emphasizes the changing appearance and natural aesthetic of the location.

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