sandbank
Syllables: sand·bank/ˈsændˌbæŋk/
sandbank noun: a ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.
Noun
sandbank (plural sandbanks)
sandbank meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Punjabi and Assamese
sandbank in Tamil
- sandbank
- சைகதம் caikatam
sandbank in Urdu
- ریتیلا ساحل
sandbank in Punjabi
- ridge of sand
- ਬਰੇਤਾ baretā
sandbank in Assamese
- sandbank
- চৰ sor
Synonyms of sandbank
Forms of sandbank
| plural | sandbanks |
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Origin of sandbank
From sand + bank. Compare Dutch zandbank (“sandbank, shoal”), German Sandbank (“sandbank, sandbar, shoal”), Swedish sandbank (“sandbank, bar”).
Questions about sandbank
- What does sandbank mean?
- Sandbank means a ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.
- What is sandbank in Tamil?
- Sandbank in Tamil is சைகதம் (caikatam). See Sandbank meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sandbank?
- Sandbank is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sandbank?
- Sandbank is pronounced /ˈsændˌbæŋk/.
- What is the plural of sandbank?
- The plural of sandbank is sandbanks.
Words near sandbank in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sandbank (page history and authors); சைகதம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); sandbank (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); চৰ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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