sand martin

noun British.

the bank swallow.

Origin of sand martin

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby sand martin

sand lizard, sandlot, sandlotter, S&M, sandman, sand martin, sand myrtle, Sandor, sand painting, sandpaper, sandpapery

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Example sentences from the Web for sand martin

Another inhabitant of the banks is the sand-martin, which also likes company in the work of raising a family.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
The sand-martin, the house-martin's cousin, prefers the side of a cliff.
The Children's Book of London|Geraldine Edith Mitton
The Indian sand-martin (Cotile sinensis) is, I believe, the smallest of the swallow tribe.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar
Perhaps the word "build" is scarcely the right one, inasmuch as the nest is even more simple than that of the sand-martin.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood

The sand-martin has several broods in the year, and is more regular than other Hirundinidae in its departure for the south.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sand martin

sand martin

noun

a small brown European songbird, Riparia riparia, with white underparts: it nests in tunnels bored in sand, river banks, etc: family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)

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单词	sand martin
释义	sand martin noun British. the bank swallow. Origin of sand martin First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby sand martin sand lizard, sandlot, sandlotter, S&M, sandman, sand martin, sand myrtle, Sandor, sand painting, sandpaper, sandpapery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sand martin Another inhabitant of the banks is the sand-martin, which also likes company in the work of raising a family. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa\|David Livingstone The sand-martin, the house-martin's cousin, prefers the side of a cliff. The Children's Book of London\|Geraldine Edith Mitton The Indian sand-martin (Cotile sinensis) is, I believe, the smallest of the swallow tribe. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar Perhaps the word "build" is scarcely the right one, inasmuch as the nest is even more simple than that of the sand-martin. Bible Animals;\|J. G. Wood The sand-martin has several broods in the year, and is more regular than other Hirundinidae in its departure for the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sand martin sand martin noun a small brown European songbird, Riparia riparia, with white underparts: it nests in tunnels bored in sand, river banks, etc: family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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