SANDBANK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("sandbank" is a kind of...):

bank (a long ridge or pile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sandbank"):

shoal (a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide)

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