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Added 9 October 2026

sandbank

/ˈsændˌbæŋk/ noun

In Latin: syrtis Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sandbank at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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