Synonyms:
Portland
Meaning: largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
Synonyms:
Portland
Meaning: freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
Usage examples
PORTLAND BILL.
THE ISLE OF PORTLAND
Portland, greatly to the sacrifice of its wildness, exists now but for trade.
Portland Canal, Jervis Inlet, Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, Lynn Canal--all were traced to head-waters by Vancouver.
The star-filled seas are smooth to-night From France to England strown; Black towers above the Portland light The felon-quarried stone.
Since that period what is called Roman cement has been made of the Portland stone--a useful industry, enriching the district, and disfiguring the bay.
Almost all the Portland creeks have sand-bars; and in heavy weather the sea becomes very rough, and, to pass in safety, much skill and practice are necessary.
The peninsula of Portland, looked at geometrically, presents the appearance of a bird's head, of which the bill is turned towards the ocean, the back of the head towards Weymouth; the isthmus is its neck.
As to the blanks in the English powers, William had attended to his Chancellor's suggestion, and had inserted the names of Sir Joseph Williamson, minister at the Hague, a born Englishman, and of Portland, a naturalised Englishman.