Meanings
sandridge1
plural sandridges · alternative sand-ridge · alternative sand ridge
- A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
On the other side, under the lee of the sand-ridge, which was their usual point of separation, he endured for some moments the beard-raspings of indecision, frowning about the landscape and down at Cora.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 139
Sandridge2
plural Sandridges
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the city of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1710).
- countableuncountableA village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9364).
- countableuncountableFormer name of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Sand Ridge, West Virginia.
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
sandridge · noun
- Old Englishsandhryċġ“a sandbank”
- Middle English*sandrygge
- Englishsandridge
From Middle English *sandrygge, from Old English sandhryċġ (“a sandbank”), equivalent to sand + ridge. Cognate with West Frisian sânrêch, Dutch zandrug, German Sandrücken.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Sandridge · proper noun
- Old Englishsand“sand”
- EnglishSandridge
From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sandridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandridge
“sandridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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