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sandbank

or sand bank

[ sand-bangk ]

noun

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


sandbank

/ ˈ²õæ²Ô»åËŒ²úæŋ°ì /

noun

  1. a submerged bank of sand in a sea or river, that may be exposed at low tide
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sandbank1

First recorded in 1580–90; sand + bank 1
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In a 2019 police interview played to the court he told officers he was trying to reach a sandbank, according to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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The ship which grounded on a sandbank near Sheerness, Kent in World War Two is decaying.

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A stranded ship could remain stuck on a sandbank for several days after getting "caught out" while making a turn.

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On a recent morning, Salas brushed dirt away from a palm-sized rock grinding tool that he found protruding from a sandbank.

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They used shovels to pull apart sandbanks where receding water levels revealed pockets of contamination.

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