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Portland cement
Portland çimentosu
portland vase
portland vazo
portland cement
kaliteli çimento
portland stone
malta taşına benzer yapı taşı
iron portland cement
demirli portland çimentosu
Portland cement
portland
treated portland cement
işlenmiş portland çimentosu
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many other places
a city in Oregon and another in Maine, USA
an "island" in Dorset, England, famous for Portland stone
a port on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, in northern Oregon in the northwestern US, which is the largest city in the Oregon. Seaport city (pop., 2000: 64,249), southwestern Maine, U.S. First settled in 1632, it was destroyed by Indians in 1676 and 1690. It was incorporated as a town in 1786 and was the state capital 1820-32. A fire destroyed much of the city centre in 1866, but Portland was again rebuilt. The state's largest city, it is the hub of a metropolitan area that includes the cities of South Portland and Westbrook and many towns. It is built largely on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay. Industries include pulp and paper, shipbuilding, publishing, commercial fishing, and lumber. It was the birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. City (pop., 2000: 529,121) and port, northwestern Oregon, U.S. Situated on the Willamette River, southeast of its confluence with the Columbia River, Portland was settled in 1829 on the site of an early Indian campground. It was laid out in 1844 and incorporated in 1851. Early growth was stimulated by gold rushes and the flow of immigrants along the Oregon Trail. It is the state's largest city and principal port. Exports include lumber, aluminum, and wheat. Shipbuilding and meat-packing are important industries. It is the site of many educational institutions, including Lewis and Clark College (1867) and Reed College. Chase Salmon Portland portland cement Portland Vase
an "island" in Dorset, England, famous for Portland stone"
{i} name of several cities in various states of the USA
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state

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Portland cement
A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay
Portland Vase
Roman vase (1st century AD) of dark-blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass. It came into the possession of the duke of Portland in the 18th century. The vase has been extensively copied, particularly in the Victorian period. The most accurate copies were made in jasperware with white figures in relief (by Josiah Wedgwood, 1790) and in glass (1876). In 1845, while in the British Museum (where it still resides), the original vase was smashed, necessitating painstaking restoration
Portland cement
A hydraulic cement made by heating a limestone and clay mixture in a kiln and pulverizing the resulting material. Binding agent of present-day concrete. It is a finely ground powder made by burning and grinding a limestone mixed with clay or shale. Its inventor, Joseph Aspdin (1799-1855), patented the process in 1824, naming the material for its resemblance to the limestone of the Isle of Portland, England. The cement combines chemically with the water it is mixed with, then hardens and strengthens
portland cement
A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays
portland cement
It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water
portland stone
A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building
portland vase
It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum
portland vase
A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus
Salmon Portland Chase
born Jan. 13, 1808, Cornish Township, N.H., U.S. died May 7, 1873, New York, N.Y. U.S. antislavery leader and sixth chief justice of the U.S. (1864-73). He practiced law in Cincinnati from 1830, defending runaway slaves and white abolitionists. He led the Liberty Party in Ohio from 1841 and helped found the Free Soil Party (1848) and the Republican Party (1854). He served in the U.S. Senate (1849-55, 1860-61) and was the first Republican governor of Ohio (1855-59). He served as secretary of the treasury under Pres. Abraham Lincoln (1861-64). Appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by Lincoln, he presided over the impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson and tried to protect the rights of blacks from infringement by state action
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Portland cement

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demirli portland çimentosu
iron-portland cement
portland

    Расстановка переносов

    Port·land

    Турецкое произношение

    pôrtlınd

    Произношение

    /ˈpôrtlənd/ /ˈpɔːrtlənd/

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    portland cement

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