sandbank

[ sand-bangk ]

/ ˈsændˌbæŋk /

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noun

a large mass of sand, as on a shoal or hillside.

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Origin of sandbank

First recorded in 1580–90; sand + bank¹

Words nearby sandbank

sandalfoot, sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar, sandblast, sand-blind, sand bluestem, sandbox

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How to use sandbank in a sentence

As Helles, Anzac and Tenedos have each been ruled out, we are going to doss down on this sandbank opposite us.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Sometimes we see them stranded on a hidden sandbank with the crew making frantic efforts to get them off again.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
Sometimes we would come near being stranded on a sandbank, and would have to jump overboard and push our craft into deeper water.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
The Volga glided quietly between its overgrown banks, with here and there a sandbank or an island thickly covered with bushes.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov

Padstow is situated on the western side of the Camel estuary, below the sandbank known as the Doom Bar (probably dune-bar).
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon

British Dictionary definitions for sandbank

sandbank

/ (ˈsændˌbæŋk) /

noun

a submerged bank of sand in a sea or river, that may be exposed at low tide

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sandbank

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