sand banks

19:57 Aug 31, 2016
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English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Science - Geology
English term or phrase: sand banks
“A plant at a riverside that is known for water level fluctuations and the forming of sand banks experienced a massive silting of the raw water intake channel. The plant decided to remove the sand from the sand trap installed in the intake water tunnel.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 22:30


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Erzsébet Czopyk


  

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Explanation:
A sandbank is a landform consisting of a sand bar in water, which creates a shallow area which may pose a hazard to watercraft.

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Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lubosh Hanuska
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much for your kind attention.

agree  Peter Simon: Yes, a deposit of sand forming a shallow area under water
10 hrs
  -> Hartelijk bedankt, Péter! Jó újra látni téged:)

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
18 hrs
  -> Hartelijk bedankt, Tina!
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