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sandcastle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈsæn(d)ˌkæsəl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sand + castle.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sandkasteel — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Catalan: castell de sorra — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙堡 (shābǎo) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙塔 (shātǎ) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空中樓閣 /空中楼阁 (kōngzhōnglóugé) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Czech: hrad z písku — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Danish: sandslot — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Dutch: zandkasteel — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Esperanto: sabloburgo — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Finnish: hiekkalinna — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • French: château de sable — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • German: Sandburg — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Hungarian: homokvár — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Ido: sablokastelo — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Irish: caisleán gainimh — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Italian: castello di sabbia — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Japanese: 砂の城 (suna no shiro) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Japanese: 砂上の楼閣 (sajō no rōkaku) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Korean: 모래성 (moraeseong) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Latvian: smilšu pils — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Norman: châté dé sablion — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Polish: babka — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Portuguese: castelo de areia — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Romanian: castel de nisip — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Russian: песча́ный за́мок (pesčányj zámok) — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Scottish Gaelic: caisteal-gainmhich — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Spanish: castillo de arena — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Swedish: sandslott — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Turkish: kumdan kale — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
  • Vietnamese: lâu đài cát — a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle
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