: a large deposit of sand forming a mound, hillside, bar, or shoal
Example Sentences
The ship ran aground on a sandbank.
Recent Examples on the WebWhen the sea recedes, birds forage the soaking wetlands, and hundreds of seals can be seen congregating on a sandbank. Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The cove had an apron of concrete instead of a sandbank. Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022 The last high tide must have clawed at the sandbank enough to expose the ring.CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022 Running afoul of a sandbank off the North Sea coast on May 6, 1682, the H.M.S. Gloucester sank on what was supposed to be a quick, celebratory jaunt to Edinburgh. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2022 At 5:30 am on May 6, 1682, a ship called the Gloucester ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk and sank within the hour. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 June 2022 Adding to the problems, there has been extensive tourism development on the narrow, 13-mile sandbank known as La Manga, or the Sleeve, that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean.New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 Adding to the problems, there has been extensive tourism development on the narrow, 13-mile sandbank known as La Manga, or the Sleeve, that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean.New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 Adding to the problems, there has been extensive tourism development on the narrow, 13-mile sandbank known as La Manga, or the Sleeve, that separates the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean.New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 See More