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noun British.
the bank swallow.
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Origin of sand martin
First recorded in 1660â70
Words nearby sand martin
sand lizard, sandlot, sandlotter, S&M, sandman, sand martin, sand myrtle, Sandor, sand painting, sandpaper, sandpapery
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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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