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Definition of Sandbank
1. Noun. A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide.
Definition of Sandbank
1. Noun. a ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sandbank
1. a large mass of sand [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandbank
Literary usage of Sandbank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Shortly after the English settled at Calcutta in 1686, the sandbank thus formed
had become a recognised danger. The records show that on the 24th September ..."
2. The land of Ind; or, Glimpses of India by James Kerr (1873)
"A great sandbank is gradually forming in the middle of the river nearly opposite
... No sooner is the great back of the sandbank exposed with the ebb of the ..."
3. The Exploits of Myles Standish by Henry Johnson (1897)
"Fighting for a sandbank—A motley mass of " martial men"-—"On her beam-ends"—Carnival
of ... THE struggle for the possession of a sandbank cost lives. ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Shortly after the English settled at Calcutta in 1686, the sandbank thus formed
had become a recognised danger. The records show that on the 24th September ..."
5. The land of Ind; or, Glimpses of India by James Kerr (1873)
"A great sandbank is gradually forming in the middle of the river nearly opposite
... No sooner is the great back of the sandbank exposed with the ebb of the ..."
6. The Exploits of Myles Standish by Henry Johnson (1897)
"Fighting for a sandbank—A motley mass of " martial men"-—"On her beam-ends"—Carnival
of ... THE struggle for the possession of a sandbank cost lives. ..."
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