Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portland stone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: port-land -s-tone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace were built with Portland stone."
"I wandered across to the window and looked out. Quite consciously I began saying good-bye to it all. The sun was low. Towers, spires, and façades of Portland stone were white or pink against the dimming sky."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Portland stones (plural)

Questions

What does portland stone mean?: 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.

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