The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sand lance — sand′ lance n. ich any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand • Etymology: 1770–80; appar. lance, from its shape … From formal English to slang
sand lance — n. any of a family (Ammodytidae) of small, eel like, marine percoid fishes often found burrowing in coastal sands … English World dictionary
Sand lance — Taxobox name = Sand lances image width = 240px image caption = Northern sand lance, Ammodytes dubius regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Ammodytidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision =… … Wikipedia
sand lance — noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches • Syn: ↑sand launce, ↑sand eel, ↑launce • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand. Also, sand launce. [1770 80] * * * ▪ fish also called sand eel any of about 18 species of marine fishes of the family Ammodytidae (order Perciformes). Sand… … Universalium
sand lance — noun Date: 1776 any of several small elongate marine bony fishes (genus Ammodytes of the family Ammodytidae) that associate in large schools and remain buried in sandy beaches at ebb tide called also sand eel, sand launce … New Collegiate Dictionary
USS Sand Lance (SS-381) — USS Sand Lance (SS 381), a Balao class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the ammodytidae family. Her keel was laid down on 12 March 1943 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. She was… … Wikipedia
USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) — USS Sand Lance (SSN 660), a Sturgeon class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the ammodytidae family. The contract to build her was awarded to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery … Wikipedia
USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) — USS «Sand Lance» (SSN 660) … Википедия
USS Sand Lance — Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Sand Lance for the sand lance, a fish of the ammodytidae family.*The first USS Sand Lance (SS 381), a Balao class submarine, served during World War II, then was loaned to Brazil,… … Wikipedia
