sandstone
pronunciation
How to pronounce sandstone in British English:
UK [ˈsændstəʊn]
How to pronounce sandstone in American English:
US [ˈsændstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
Word Origin
- sandstone (n.)
- 1660s, from sand (n.) + stone (n.). So called from its composition.
Example
- 1. A red sandstone mosque stands on one side .
- 2. Another significant discovery was withering of the monument 's white marble and red sandstone structure .
- 3. Note that there is a gravel lag deposit on the sole of the basal sandstone .
- 4. Constant physical contact has darkened the white marble while the red sandstone structure is gradually decaying .
- 5. They 're somewhat akin to rock concretions in a cliff that form around a fragment of shale or sandstone .