sandcastle

[ sand-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l ]
/ ˈsændˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl /

noun

a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
a plan or idea with little substance.

Origin of sandcastle

First recorded in 1850–55; sand + castle

Words nearby sandcastle

British Dictionary definitions for sand castle

sand castle

noun

a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore