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Sandstone

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsændˌstəʊn

Definitions

  1. A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
  2. A small town and local government area (the Shire of Sandstone) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A charter township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
  5. A city and township in Pine County, Minnesota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia.

Equivalents

Españolarenisca
Françaisgrès
DeutschSandstein
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Examples

“It spread slowly up from the sea-rim, a welling upwards of pure white light, ghosting the beach with silver and drawing the grey bastions of sandstone out of formless space.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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