sand lance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sand lans, lahns]
- /sænd læns, lɑns/
- /sænd lɑːns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand lans, lahns]
- /sænd læns, lɑns/

Definitions of sand lance words

noun sand lance any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand. 1
noun sand lance any of a family (Ammodytidae) of small, eel-like, marine percoid fishes often found burrowing in coastal sands 0

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Origin of sand lance

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Sand lance

noun

adjective

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preposition

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sand lance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sand lance usage trend in Literature

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