Portland

[ pawrt-luhnd, pohrt- ]

/ ˈpɔrt lənd, ˈpoʊrt- /

noun

a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.

a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay.

a town in S Texas.

Words nearby Portland

portioner, portio supravaginalis, portio vaginalis, Port Jackson, Port Jackson willow, Portland, Portland cement, Portlaoise, Port Lavaca, Port Louis, portly

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Example sentences from the Web for Portland

Schedules work out and we just have them come out to Portland.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Electric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon?
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"We will continue to operate in Portland," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend told The Oregonian.
Things Are Going Downhill Fast for Uber|Kyle Chayka|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sure, Cleveland has got a microbrew scene as well, just like Portland.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But now for the juvenile but audacious Portland, who describes herself as "the commercial metropolis of the Northwest."
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash
Portland had his first audience of the King on the 4th of February, and remained four months in France.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
At eleven o'clock the Portland Town Council met to consider the best way in which relief for the sufferers could be administered.
The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877|George Stewart
This was unfortunate perhaps for Oregon, and the whole Columbia region; but over it Portland rejoiced, and continued to wax fat.
Across America|James F. Rusling
Atlas and Beach's Portland and Hoffman natural cement were used.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette

British Dictionary definitions for Portland (1 of 2)

Portland¹

/ (ˈpɔːtlənd) /

noun

Isle of Portland a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material

an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544 (2003 est)

a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820–32). Pop: 63 635 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Portland (2 of 2)

Portland²

/ (ˈpɔːtlənd) /

noun

3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738–1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807–09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

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

Cultural definitions for Portland

Portland

Two major cities in the United States: the largest city in Oregon and the largest city in Maine.

单词	portland
释义	Portland [ pawrt-luhnd, pohrt- ] / ˈpɔrt lənd, ˈpoʊrt- / noun a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay. a town in S Texas. Words nearby Portland portioner, portio supravaginalis, portio vaginalis, Port Jackson, Port Jackson willow, Portland, Portland cement, Portlaoise, Port Lavaca, Port Louis, portly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Portland Schedules work out and we just have them come out to Portland. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks. Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?\|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Electric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon? The Best Albums of 2014\|Ted Gioia\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "We will continue to operate in Portland," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend told The Oregonian. Things Are Going Downhill Fast for Uber\|Kyle Chayka\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Sure, Cleveland has got a microbrew scene as well, just like Portland. The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead\|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But now for the juvenile but audacious Portland, who describes herself as "the commercial metropolis of the Northwest." Two Years in Oregon\|Wallis Nash Portland had his first audience of the King on the 4th of February, and remained four months in France. The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete\|Duc de Saint-Simon At eleven o'clock the Portland Town Council met to consider the best way in which relief for the sufferers could be administered. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877\|George Stewart This was unfortunate perhaps for Oregon, and the whole Columbia region; but over it Portland rejoiced, and continued to wax fat. Across America\|James F. Rusling Atlas and Beach's Portland and Hoffman natural cement were used. Concrete Construction\|Halbert P. Gillette British Dictionary definitions for Portland (1 of 2) Portland¹ / (ˈpɔːtlənd) / noun Isle of Portland a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544 (2003 est) a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820–32). Pop: 63 635 (2003 est) British Dictionary definitions for Portland (2 of 2) Portland² / (ˈpɔːtlənd) / noun 3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738–1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807–09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck 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 Cultural definitions for Portland Portland Two major cities in the United States: the largest city in Oregon and the largest city in Maine. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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