English Explanatory Dictionary

Portland stone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period, quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, and used extensively for building in the British Isles.

Word forms

Portland stone Portland stones
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