sandcastle

noun

sand·​cas·​tle ˈsan(d)-ˌka-səl 

variants or sand castle

: a small model of a castle or other structure that is made with sand on a beach

Ruth lay beside Piet unhappily, not quite ready to bask and beautify herself like a teenager, yet too old for sandcastles.

—John Updike

"What you want is a change of air. We will pop down together hand in hand this week-end to some seaside resort. You shall build sand castles, while I lie on the beach and read the paper."

—P. G. Wodehouse

Examples of sandcastle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pascal Siakam might do an admirable job defending him in the halfcourt, but picking him up full-court is like trying to trying to stop a tidal wave with a sandcastle. —Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Afterward, spend the morning playing in the surf or building a sandcastle at any of the 10-plus beaches that are all part of the Treasure Coast’s 21 miles of white-sand sanctuary. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025

Rosewood Explorers is a clubhouse with supervised activities, such as sandcastle building, kite flying, pizza making, finger painting, and marching in a Junkanoo parade. —Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025

When summer rolls around, your family can pack this block in the beach bag to build a big, beautiful sandcastle. —Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sandcastle

• castle
• facile
• gracile
• hassall
• hassle
• passel
• tassel
• vassal
• fluorouracil
• thiouracil
• forecastle
• uracil