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sandbank

[sand-bangk] / ˈsændˌbæŋk /
NOUN
sand bar
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NOUN
shoal
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The fire at Sandbank Road has been ongoing for a number of days, while the blaze at Chimney Rock Mountain broke out on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A number of homes were evacuated on Saturday after the large wildfire broke out on Sandbank Road.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

She said the monument still has just one drive-in campground, at Sandbank Stream, and several hike-in campsites, all of which are first-come, first-served.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017

Two previous marriages — to the composer Mimi Sandbank and the pianist Israela Margalit — ended in divorce.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2014

Between this and Yarmouth Roads is another long sandbank, at the south end of which is the Nicholas Gat; then comes the Corton Sandbank, over the end of which he was driven.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles