sandridge
sandridge noun: a ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
Noun
sandridge (plural sandridges)
- A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
- On the other side, under the lee of the sand-ridge, which was their usual point of separation, he endured for some moments the beard-raspings of indecision, frowning about the landscape and down at Cora.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 139
Proper noun capitalized: Sandridge
Sandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Sandridges)
- A village and civil parish in the city of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1710).
- A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9364).
- Former name of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Alternative form of Sand Ridge, West Virginia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of sandridge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sandridges |
| alternative form | sand-ridge |
| alternative form | sand ridge |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sandridges |
Origin of sandridge
From Middle English *sandrygge, from Old English sandhryċġ (“a sandbank”), equivalent to sand + ridge. Cognate with West Frisian sânrêch, Dutch zandrug, German Sandrücken.
From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Questions about sandridge
- What does sandridge mean?
- Sandridge means a ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
- What part of speech is sandridge?
- Sandridge can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sandridge?
- The plural of sandridge is sandridges.
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