sandbank

noun

sand·bank ˈsan(d)-ˌbaŋk

Synonyms of sandbank next

: a large deposit of sand forming a mound, hillside, bar, or shoal

Example Sentences

The ship ran aground on a sandbank.

Recent Examples on the Web The other helicopter, which was carrying six passengers, landed on a sandbank, according to police. —

Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 This 117-foot craft had sunk in May 1682 after hitting a sandbank, while carrying the Duke of York, the future King James II of England. —

Henry Hitchings, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023 The other helicopter, which was carrying six passengers, landed on a sandbank, according to police. —

Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, local divers, have positively identified the shipwreck of the Gloucester, a royal vessel that struck a sandbank and sank in 1682. —

Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2022 The other helicopter, which was carrying six passengers, landed on a sandbank, according to police. —

Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 The other helicopter, which was carrying six passengers, landed on a sandbank, according to police. —

Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 Spatial learning in this instance saved them from falling onto a sandbank. —

Yao-hua Law, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2015 The other helicopter, which was carrying six passengers, landed on a sandbank, according to police. —

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