sandhill en · NOUN
Etymology
From sand + hill.
Meanings
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A dune or sandpile.
He resumed running in November, varying the workload by running in sandhills, on ovals and tennis courts[…].
2009 January 16, Leo Schlink, “Lleyton Hewitt at mercy of Open computer”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2009:
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A sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis).
Adult sandhills can be 4 to 5 feet tall.
1997, Lynn M. Stone, Sandhill Cranes, →ISBN, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandhills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Sand Hill · sandhill frog · sandhill plum · sandhill milkweed