Portland
['pɔ:tlənd;'pəu-]
Definition
(noun.) largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state.
(noun.) 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.
Typed by Anatole--From WordNet
Examples
- Likewise, for Mrs Tapkins at Home, Wednesdays, Music, Portland Place. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I determined to go into the Portland cement business. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There were quite a number of remnants of tribes in the vicinity of Portland in Oregon, and of Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I have come here after taking her back to Portland Place; it was impossible to let her return in the carriage by herself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I walked him up to the tip-top of Primrose Hill, and then towards Hampstead, and then back again to Great Portland Street. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- After listening to the boy, Mr. Bruff asked the ladies whether they would excuse our accompanying them back to Portland Place. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was then time for Mr. Bruff to go to Hampstead, and for me to return to Rachel in Portland Place. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The two looked alike in Portland; they were interchangeable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The Duke of Portland says he cannot conceive or understand it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- After cooling, the clinker is ground into very fine powder, which is the Portland cement of commerce. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- True, but as ANY good Portland cement can be used, and no restrictions as to source of supply are enforced, he, or rather his company, will be merely one of many possible purveyors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This enterprise is carried on by a corporation called the Edison Portland Cement Company, in which he is very largely interested, and of which he is the active head and guiding spirit. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The next morning I sent my testimonials to the Professor's employer in Portland Place. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Half an hour after receiving this information, I was on my way to Portland Place--without having had the courage to own it to Mr. Bruff! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- These instructions were followed by the name and address of Pesca's employer in Portland Place--and there the note, or memorandum, ended. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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