sand martin

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noun British.

the bank swallow.

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Origin of sand martin

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby sand martin

sand lizard, sandlot, sandlotter, S&M, sandman, sand martin, sand myrtle, Sandor, sand painting, sandpaper, sandpapery

How to use sand martin in a sentence

“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.
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Broken crocks should be strewn upon the tray, and on to this is heaped peaty soil mixed with sand.
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You speak with about as little reflection as we might expect from one of those children down there playing in the sand.
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The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
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The old Wesleyan chapel, in Martin Street, was fitted up for schools in 1865.
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Edna looked at her feet, and noticed the sand and slime between her brown toes.
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British Dictionary definitions for sand martin

sand martin

noun

a small brown European songbird, Riparia riparia, with white underparts: it nests in tunnels bored in sand, river banks, etc: family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)

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