sandbank

See also: Sandbank

English

Etymology

From sand +‎ bank. Compare Dutch zandbank (“sandbank, shoal”), German Sandbank (“sandbank, sandbar, shoal”), Swedish sandbank (“sandbank, bar”).

Noun

sandbank (plural sandbanks)

  1. A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.
    Synonyms: sandbar, sandridge
    Hypernyms: bar, shoal

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