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Definition of
sandbank noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sandbank
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈsændbæŋk
/
/
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a raised area of sand in a river or the ocean
Our boat got caught on a sandbank as we returned home.
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sandbank
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