Meanings
nounsandcastle (plural sandcastles)
plural sandcastles
- A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.
Children learn the importance of water in soil mechanics from an early age. They learn on the beach while making sandcastles. When they use dry sand, their castle flows into a heap even as they lift the bucket. The particles of sand have no cohesion and little friction between them.
2023 June 14, Philip Haigh, “Landslips: NR strives to turn back the tide”, in RAIL, number 985, page 32
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans sandkasteel
- sandkasteela sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Catalan castell de sorra
- castell de sorraa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Chinese Mandarin 沙堡, 沙塔
- 沙堡 (shābǎo)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
- 沙塔 (shātǎ)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
- 空中樓閣 /空中楼阁 (kōngzhōnglóugé)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Czech hrad z písku
- hrad z pískua sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Danish sandslot
- sandslota sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Dutch zandkasteel
- zandkasteela sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Esperanto sabloburgo
- sabloburgoa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Estonian liivaloss
- liivalossa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Finnish hiekkalinna
- hiekkalinnaa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
French château de sable
- château de sablea sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
German Sandburg
- Sandburga sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Hungarian homokvár
- homokvára sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Irish caisleán gainimh
- caisleán gainimha sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Italian castello di sabbia
- castello di sabbiaa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Japanese 砂の城, 砂上の楼閣
- 砂の城 (suna no shiro)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
- 砂上の楼閣 (sajō no rōkaku)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Korean 모래성
- 모래성 (moraeseong)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Latvian smilšu pils
- smilšu pilsa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Polish babka
- babkaa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Portuguese castelo de areia
- castelo de areiaa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Romanian castel de nisip
- castel de nisipa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Russian песча́ный за́мок
- песча́ный за́мок (pesčányj zámok)a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Scottish Gaelic caisteal-gainmhich
- caisteal-gainmhicha sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Spanish castillo de arena
- castillo de arenaa sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Swedish sandslott
- sandslotta sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Turkish kumdan kale
- kumdan kalea sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Vietnamese lâu đài cát
- lâu đài cáta sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
Cite this entry
APA
sandcastle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandcastle
MLA
“sandcastle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandcastle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandcastle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandcastle.
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