noun

sandstone

SAND-stohn

noun

A sedimentary rock formed from compressed and cemented grains of sand.

"The canyon walls were carved from layers of red sandstone."

"Many old English churches were built with local sandstone."

How to Use Sandstone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of rock made of hardened sand.

Common pairings

red sandstone sandstone cliffs a sandstone building

sandstones plural

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The canyon walls were carved from layers of red _____.

A compound of "sand" and "stone", tracing back through Old English to a Proto-West Germanic word for sand and gravel.

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