sandbelt

Noun

sandbelt (plural sandbelts)

1. A dunal ridge.
   • The others missed the water, and I rejoined them in the long sandbelt, which extended beyond where we halted.1874 December 28, Frank Oates, C. G. Oates (editor), Matabeleland and the Victoria Falls: The Letters and Journals of Frank Oates, page 189
   • The western side of the region is the Kgalagadi desert, an expanse of undulating sandbelts and limestone outcrops, with a cover of grass and thorn scrub.1974, Anthony Sillery, Botswana: A Short Political History, page 5
2. (Australia) An area developed from sand dunes; the region in Victoria is a well-known example.
   • It^([Yarram Golf Club]) is a true sandbelt golf course, where the fairways offer beautiful lies — good enough to tempt you with a driver.2009, Paul Daley, Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective, volume 5, page 29
   • Pitt said Golf Australia hoped to return the Open to one of the traditional sandbelt courses in 2010, the last of a minimum three-year deal to play the event in Melbourne.2009 February 10, Mark Hayes, “School out as 12-year-old takes on Karrie Webb”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2009