sandbank

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsændˌbæŋk/
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/ˈsændˌbæŋk/ · /ˈseə̯ndˌbeɪ̯ŋk/

Definition of sandbank

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.

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Etymology

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

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