Meanings (ES + gloss)
playa
Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
From east and south the danger was to be expected. Not from the uninhabited northern desert, not from the desolate sands of the unknown west, would it come.
The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
Phrases
African sand foxBlundellsandsBolton-le-SandsBurgh by SandsGrange-over-SandsGreat Sandy DesertGreat Wall of SandHalimeda sandMojave sand-verbenaSand BeachSand HuttonSand RidgeSandbeachSandhurstSandlandSandridgeWhite SandsWoburn Sandsant sandbelt-sandbituminous sandblack sandbrain sandbring sand to the beachbuild on sandbuilt on sandbury one's head in the sandcover sanddesanddesert sanddraw a line in the sanddraw lines in the sanddunesandenough sense to pound sand into a ratholefiresandgolden sand-eatergreen sandgreensandhead in the sandhead-in-the-sand
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