sandscape

[ sand-skeyp ]

noun

1. an artistic, often sweeping display of sand, as seen on beaches and deserts, where patterns of swirls, ridges, lines, etc., are formed by natural forces or by human design:

   The beaches and sandbars along our rocky coastline are famous for their colorful, sparkling sandscapes.

   The sandscape she made with just a garden rake was mind-blowing.

2. any landscape that is composed primarily of sand, as at a beach or desert, existing as an area of natural formation or, at least in part, of human design:

   A beautiful sandscape runs along this Arizona highway.

   She designs sandscapes for beachfront homes.

3. a piece of artwork made from sand contained in a clear jar, bowl, vase, etc., often with different colors of sand layered in swirling patterns.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandscape¹

First recorded in 1905–10; sand ( def ) + -scape ( def )

Example Sentences

One house had wallpaper depicting a lush green landscape, a stark contrast to the monotonous sandscape outside.

From Washington Times

One house had wallpaper depicting a lush green landscape, a stark contrast to the monotonous sandscape outside.

From Seattle Times

Together, this is creating a detailed picture of how the “sandscape” has changed over time.

From BBC

Most fairways are comfortably wide, but deceptively so, because on windy days and when turf is firm and fast, drives can trundle off a fairway and into one of the more than 70 fairway bunkers or, on some holes, into a sandscape rough recently enhanced by the design team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.

From Golf Digest

The massive sandscape that cuts through the fairway at the par-5 ninth.

From Golf Digest