MEANING
A narrow stretch of sand extending from land into a body of water.
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Words that belong together
- long sandspit
- sheltered sandspit
On the page
They camped near the end of the sandspit, beyond the last shrubs.
Word forms
- Base
- sandspit
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular sandspit; plural sandspits. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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