sandhill

English

Etymology

sand +‎ hill

Noun

sandhill (plural sandhills)

  1. A dune.
    • 2009 January 16, Leo Schlink, “Lleyton Hewitt at mercy of Open computer”, in Herald Sun‎, archived from the original on 17 January 2009:
      He resumed running in November, varying the workload by running in sandhills, on ovals and tennis courts […] .
  2. A sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis).
    • 1997, Lynn M. Stone, Sandhill Cranes‎, →ISBN, page 7:
      Adult sandhills can be 4 to 5 feet tall.

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