sandbank meaning

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sandbank (noun): a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide.

Definition of sandbank

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

sandbank in a sentence

The ship has run into a sandbank offshore.
The ship is stranded on a sandbank.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in NK · 8-letter words

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