sandbank

noun

sand·​bank ˈsan(d)-ˌbaŋk How to pronounce sandbank (audio)
: 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. Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sandbank was in the 15th century

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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandbank. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

sandbank

noun
sand·​bank -ˌbaŋk How to pronounce sandbank (audio)
: a large deposit of sand

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