sandy beach

collocation in English

meaningsofsandyandbeach

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sandy
adjective
uk
/ˈsæn.dɪ/us
/ˈsæn.dɪ/
covered with sand or ...
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beach
noun[C]
uk
/biːtʃ/us
/biːtʃ/
an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as ...
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(Definition ofsandyandbeachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Space is thesandybeachupon which past activities leave their footprints.
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An oscillating flow over asandybeachcan initiate and enhance the formation of bed ripples, with crests perpendicular to the direction of the ambient oscillation.
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Seaside towns lose stretches ofsandybeachand have to pay for wiring off dangerous areas or erecting warning signs.
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The first refers to loss of a finesandybeach.
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Like others, we have a marvelloussandybeach.
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Can the promoters guarantee that the shingle will not end up on someone else'ssandybeach?
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We also have a rather beautiful coastline with a fine stretch ofsandybeach.
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There are plans for about 18,000 acres, of which about 6,000 acres aresandybeach.
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You'll experience the changes that lead from an opensandybeachto a heavily wooded dune crest.
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It consists mainly of summer houses along thesandybeachlined with small sand dunes.
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It measures less than half an acre in size, and consists entirely of a ring ofsandybeachsurrounding light foliage.
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The northern side of the entrance is a flatsandybeachthat extends from the head of the bay.
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The lake is open to swimming at thesandybeach.
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Everything on board was washed overboard and then the ship struck a smallsandybeachbetween two headlands.
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The coast is 15.6 km, with 6 to 10 km ofsandybeach.
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Mersin has 321 km of coastline, much of itsandybeach.
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Other park features include a river estuary and a long spit and crescent-shapedsandybeach.
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It was once asandybeach, but the sand depth on the beach is diminishing, leaving a rocky cove.
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It is asandybeachwith rock pools at one end, backed by high cliffs.
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However, the landing is on the shores of thesandybeachof the rocky island.
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