3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandy \Sand"y\, a. [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS.
sandig.]
1. Consisting of abounding with or resembling, sand; full
of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as a sandy
desert, road, or soil.
2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as
sandy hair.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sandy
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
"granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
{grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
"light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen
locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas;
"arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous},
{sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches"
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sandy, OR (city, FIPS 65250)
Location: 45.39965 N, 122.26666 W
Population (1990): 4152 (1536 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97055
Sandy, PA (CDP, FIPS 67784)
Location: 41.10722 N, 78.77380 W
Population (1990): 1795 (733 housing units)
Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Sandy, TX
Zip code(s): 78665
Sandy, UT (city, FIPS 67550)
Location: 40.56968 N, 111.85434 W
Population (1990): 75058 (20110 housing units)
Area: 51.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84070, 84093, 84094
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