sandcastle in British English
(ˈsændˌkɑːsəl)
noun
a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore
sandcastle in American English
(ˈsændˌkæsəl, -ˌkɑːsəl)
noun
1.
a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach
2.
a plan or idea with little substance
Word origin
[1850–55; sand + castle]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ethos, headhunting, heavyweight, muggins, runoffImage ofsandcastle
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British English: sandcastle /ˈsændkɑːsl/ NOUN
A sandcastle is a pile of sand made to look like a castle, usually by a child on a beach.
- American English: sandcastle
- Arabic: قَلْعَةٌ مِنَ الرَّمَال
- Brazilian Portuguese: castelo de areia
- Chinese: 沙塔
- Croatian: dvorac od pijeska
- Czech: hrad z písku
- Danish: sandslot
- Dutch: zandkasteel
- European Spanish: castillo de arena
- Finnish: hiekkalinna
- French: château de sable
- German: Sandburg
- Greek: κάστρο από άμμο
- Italian: castello di sabbia
- Japanese: 砂のお城
- Korean: 모래성
- Norwegian: sandslott
- Polish: zamek z piasku
- European Portuguese: castelo de areia
- Romanian: castel de nisip
- Russian: замок из песка
- Latin American Spanish: castillo de arena
- Swedish: sandslott
- Thai: ปราสาททราย
- Turkish: kumdan kale
- Ukrainian: замок із піску
- Vietnamese: lâu đài cát