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sandbank

/ˈsænd.bæŋk/

Translations

sandbanknoun

sandbanks

/ˈsænd.bæŋk/

песчаная отмель

The boat got stuck on a sandbank.

Лодка застряла на песчаной отмели.

Synonyms

sandbankadjective

/ˈsændˌbæŋk/

Used attributively before another noun to describe something related to or located on a sandbank.

sandbanknoun

A raised area of sand in a river, sea, or ocean, often visible at low tide.

The ship ran aground on a sandbank during the storm.

sandbankadjective

Situated on, formed from, or relating to a sandbank.

Sandbank vegetation is specially adapted to shifting, salty soils.