sandcastle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From sand + castle.
Meanings
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A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.
Children learn the importance of water in soil mechanics from an early age. They learn on the beach while making sandcastles. When they use dry sand, their castle flows into a heap even as they lift the bucket. The particles of sand have no cohesion and little friction between them.
2023 June 14, Philip Haigh, “Landslips: NR strives to turn back the tide”, in RAIL, number 985, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandcastles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
pl babka (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · es castillo de arena (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · nrf châté dé sablion (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · cmn 沙塔 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · gd caisteal-gainmhich (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · io sablokastelo (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · pt castelo de areia (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ko 모래성 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · it castello di sabbia (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ro castel de nisip (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · eo sabloburgo (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · da sandslot (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · sv sandslott (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · cmn 沙堡 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ca castell de sorra (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · fr château de sable (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · de Sandburg (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · nl zandkasteel (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · vi lâu đài cát (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · tr kumdan kale (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ru песча́ный за́мок (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · cmn 空中樓閣 /空中楼阁 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ja 砂上の楼閣 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · fi hiekkalinna (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · cs hrad z písku (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · hu homokvár (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ga caisleán gainimh (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · af sandkasteel (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · ja 砂の城 (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) · lv smilšu pils (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle)