Definition of "gritstone" [gritstone]

• A form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser. (noun)

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• "Germoe till last century, when they were broken up for road-metal, and that they consisted of a kind of gritstone common enough to the Crowza"
• "A buzzard cried somewhere beyond Hayes Farm; otherwise there was no sign of animal life in all that windswept country below the crest of the western gritstone uplands."
• "Geographically it is part of the Pennine range and its gritstone fells and sweeping heather moorland are perfect for gentle walks."