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Oamaru stone

/ ˈɒməruː /

noun

  1. a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The white Oamaru stone is commonly used in these buildings.

A white, granular limestone, called the Oamaru stone, is worked in extensive quarries in the Oamaru district.

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