sandstone
Pronunciation: /ˈsændˌstəʊn/
The English word “sandstone” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
Etymology
From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish…
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