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sand castle

British  

noun

  1. a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore

"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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“There’s something about making a movie,” he says, “that feels like building a sand castle with friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

In a drawing of a family on a beach vacation, the parents read as their children build a large sand castle.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

Another artwork was spotted on a wall outside the former Lowestoft Electrical shop on London Road North, which appears to show a child next to a sand castle.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021

Franklin soon appeared on a beach, helping Charlie Brown build a sand castle.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2021

The tingling and the throbbing headache raged out of control in one powerful surge, like a giant wave crashing on a beach and wiping out the sand castle you worked on all day.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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