in Portland cement, 1720, named by its inventor, English mason Joseph Aspdin, from resemblance of the color to the stone of Portland peninsula on the coast of Dorsetshire. The place name is literally "land surrounding a harbor," Old English Portlanda. Portland, Maine, U.S.A., took its name 1786, for the place in England. Portland, Oregon, was said to have been named for the city in Maine, which won the honor by a coin toss over Boston.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland.
沃舒格爾河在波特蘭附近注入哥倫比亞河。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery.