sandbank

«sandbank» in Mova's school dictionary: a raised area of sand in a river, at the coast or in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sandbank, sandbanks)

meaning for a pupil

A sandbank is a raised area of sand in a river, at the coast or in the sea, which may be hidden under the water at high tide. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography sandbanks form where moving water drops the sand it carries (deposition), in rivers, estuaries and along coasts. In water safety they are dangerous: boats can run aground and people walking out to them can be cut off by the rising tide. Seals often rest on sandbanks. Phrases: «run aground on a sandbank», «cut off on a sandbank».

examples

• The boat got stuck on a sandbank. tree →
• Seals were lying on the sandbank at low tide. tree →
• The sandbank disappeared under the water as the tide came in. tree →
• Never walk out to a sandbank when the tide is turning. tree →
• Rivers drop sand to make sandbanks where the water slows down. tree →
• The lifeboat rescued a family cut off on a sandbank. tree →
• Ships use maps that show where the sandbanks are. tree →
• The children built a castle on the sandbank. tree →

note

Countable: «a sandbank». One word. Similar: «sandbar», «shoal». Safety: tides can come in faster than you can walk, so check tide times.

In the corpora

• Know the tide times; the rising sea can cut you off on rocks, sandbanks or around cliffs.
• The tide comes in across flat sand faster than you can walk and fills channels behind you first, cutting off sandbanks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sandbank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.