sandbank
noun
a large mass of sand, as on a shoal or hillside.
sand bank
-
a variation of
sandbank.
Example Sentences
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People were waving their cell phone flashlights desperately from atop a boat stuck on a sand bank.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
It’s a sand bank, and it’s clear water around you.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2020
He did, and the sea not only receded, but a sand bank suddenly emerged from the waters.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2019
On 27 February he made his most exciting discovery yet: a 1m piece of metal, washed up on a sand bank in Mozambique.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2016
It deposited me at the edge of the ocean proper, where the sand bank dropped off into a huge chasm.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
