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sandur

sandur noun: a plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.

Noun

sandur (plural sandurs)

  1. A plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.

Forms of sandur

pluralsandurs
alternative formsandar
alternative formsandr

Origin of sandur

Borrowed from Icelandic sandur (“sand”). Doublet of sand.

Questions about sandur

What does sandur mean?
Sandur means a plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.
What part of speech is sandur?
Sandur is a noun.
What is the plural of sandur?
The plural of sandur is sandurs.

Words near sandur in the dictionary

  1. Sandts
  2. sanduk
  3. sandung
  4. sandunga
  5. sandungas
  6. sandur
  7. sandurs
  8. Sanduskian
  9. Sanduskians
  10. Sandusky
  11. Sandusky County

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