sandhill

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noun

A dune or sandpile.

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Meanings

nounsandhill (plural sandhills)

plural sandhills

  1. A dune or sandpile.

    He resumed running in November, varying the workload by running in sandhills, on ovals and tennis courts[…].

    2009 January 16, Leo Schlink, “Lleyton Hewitt at mercy of Open computer”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2009
  2. A sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis).

    Adult sandhills can be 4 to 5 feet tall.

    1997, Lynn M. Stone, Sandhill Cranes, →ISBN, page 7

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sandpile

Origin

From sand + hill.

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Cite this entry
APA

sandhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill

MLA

“sandhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandhill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill.

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