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sandbank a submerged bank of sand in a sea or river, that may be exposed at low tide sandbank [′san‚baŋk] (geology) A deposit of sand forming a mound, hillside, bar, or shoal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now, unless the sandbank had been submitted to the intermittent eruption of a geyser, the Governor Higginson had to do neither more nor less than with an aquatic mammal, unknown till then, which threw up from its blow-holes columns of water mixed with air and vapour. A shallow sandbank had appeared in the sea and the water had receded from the beach. I recognized every tree and sandbank and rugged draw. |
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