Portland stone
Noun
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Noun
Portland stone (uncountable)
- 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.
- St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace were built with Portland stone.
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