slatestone en · NOUN
Etymology
From slate + stone.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) slate
It [St Pinnock Viaduct] has seven piers of roughly-dressed, coursed slatestone from Westwood quarry. […] Moorswater is another masonry replacement, consisting of seven tapering piers of rock-faced slatestone with eight semi-circular arches with granite long and short voussoirs.
2025 March 5, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Remembering Brunel's timber viaducts”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slatestones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |