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sandcastles

sandcastles is the plural of sandcastle.

Meaning of sandcastle

Noun

sandcastle (plural sandcastles)

  1. A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.
    • Children learn the importance of water in soil mechanics from an early age. They learn on the beach while making sandcastles. When they use dry sand, their castle flows into a heap even as they lift the bucket. The particles of sand have no cohesion and little friction between them.2023 June 14, Philip Haigh, “Landslips: NR strives to turn back the tide”, in RAIL, number 985, page 32

Questions about sandcastles

What is sandcastles the plural of?
Sandcastles is the plural of sandcastle.

Words near sandcastles in the dictionary

  1. sandburs
  2. sandcast
  3. sandcastle
  4. sandcastler
  5. sandcastlers
  6. sandcastles
  7. sandcastling
  8. sandcherry
  9. sandcorn
  10. sandcorns
  11. sandcrab

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