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View synonyms for sandbank

sandbank

or sand bank

[ sand-bangk ]

noun

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


sandbank

/ ˈsændˌbæŋk /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sandbank1

First recorded in 1580–90; sand + bank 1

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Example Sentences

As Helles, Anzac and Tenedos have each been ruled out, we are going to doss down on this sandbank opposite us.

Sometimes we see them stranded on a hidden sandbank with the crew making frantic efforts to get them off again.

Sometimes we would come near being stranded on a sandbank, and would have to jump overboard and push our craft into deeper water.

The Volga glided quietly between its overgrown banks, with here and there a sandbank or an island thickly covered with bushes.

Padstow is situated on the western side of the Camel estuary, below the sandbank known as the Doom Bar (probably dune-bar).

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