Definition of sandstone
: a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement (such as silica or calcium carbonate)
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All of the brick work at Longwood was going to be covered in coat of rough cast plaster, which would be scored to resemble large blocks of sandstone.
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In March, pieces of red sandstone that were being held in place by a rusty clamp fell from the corner of one of the gates to the complex, although no one was injured.
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Some homeowners have hammer-and-picked out bookshelves right into their sandstone walls, and a local underground church, pictured, has intricate carved portraits of the saints.
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The sandstone piers that once help support one of the state’s most incredible engineering feats are now ghosts themselves, eventually tumbling down during the Great Flood of 1955.
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The walls of the narrow canyon are made from thousands of tiny layers of sandstone.
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The gorge narrows near its confluence with Mirror Lake, with a skinny passage through sandstone walls.
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The two-story brick and sandstone building, also known as the Lavering Building, was built in 1907.
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For adventure purists, the region has long been an empty sandstone heaven.
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First Known Use of sandstone
1609
SANDSTONE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sandstone for English Language Learners
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: a type of soft stone that is made from grains of sand stuck together
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Definition of sandstone for Students
: rock made of sand held together by a natural cement (as of calcium carbonate)
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