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sand⋅cas⋅tle

[sand-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl]
–noun
1. a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
2. a plan or idea with little substance.

Origin:
1850–55; sand + castle
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sand·cas·tle   (sānd'kās'əl)   
n.  
  1. A castlelike structure built of wet sand, as by children at a beach.

  2. Something that lacks substance or significance.

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