sand drift

The worst mishap that can befall a boat is to bury its nose in the side of a sand-drift and be held there.

The report echoed from the walls, and at the same instant was heard a dull sound, as the shell buried itself in the sand-drift.

At break of day, on the 10th, the army took up its line of march through hills of sand-drift.

We returned to Birdview that night (sticking again in the sand-drift on the way).

Or happily he might have passed through the sand-drift in safety, and have been all the time suffering with anxiety for my sake.