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- noun An
eruption of water through a bed of sand, such as occurs when water penetrates beneath alevee
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skipvia commented on the word sand boil
Water under pressure percolating up through a bed of sand--an unfortunate occurrence on some Midwest levees as a result of the tragic flooding there. Some interesting images.
June 27, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word sand boil
The mayor of a small southern Illinois city threatened by two swollen rivers ordered all residents to leave by midnight Saturday because a "sand boil," an area where river water was seeping up through the ground behind the levee, had become dangerously large.
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May 1, 2011