ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Drystone

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Drystone is a noun meaning (geology) A stalactite or stalagmite.

Meaning

(geology) A stalactite or stalagmite.

More Meanings

  1. Alternative spelling of dry-stone.

Example Sentences

He had forgotten that on this side there was a drystone wall sheep pen.
They drove on, every rise in the road lifting their sightline clear of the drystone dykes along the roadside, gifting glimpses of the firth and the islands, the blue peaks of Arran.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include walling, dripstone, stalactite, stalagmite, stylolite, corestone.

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