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sandbank

sand·bank

UK/ˈsændˌbæŋk/ US/ˈseə̯ndˌbeɪ̯ŋk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

Origin

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

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