What does wandles mean?
Wandles is the plural of wandle, a rare regional English noun for a narrow tongue or strip of land that projects into water. A wandle may consist of sand or rock and is therefore closely related to a spit or sandspit, though the traditional word is especially associated with coastal descriptions in Britain. In ordinary modern prose, sandspit and spit are much more familiar; wandle survives chiefly in regional, topographical, and older usage. Because the term is uncommon, its appearance often signals a local, geographic, or historical context rather than general English. The plural is formed simply by adding -s, and the related singular wandle is the clearest way to explain what the word denotes. Wangles, by contrast, is a verb meaning to obtain or arrange something through indirect or deceptive methods.
noun, pluralThe plural of wandle, a narrow strip or tongue of land projecting into water, especially a spit or sandspit.
- Plural form of wandle: a narrow strip or tongue of land extending into water, especially a spit or sandspit.
"The harbor lies between two sandy wandles that shelter the fishing boats."
"Winds piled sand across the wandles and changed the course of the estuary."
"The place-name refers to the wandles that enclose the old harbor."
The standard plural of wandle, a rare regional noun for a narrow strip or tongue of land extending into water.
"The map shows two narrow wandles on either side of the harbor."
A wandle is the tongue of land reaching into the sea—a word shaped, fittingly, by the coast it names.
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Etymology of wandles
Wandle is an English regional geographical term for a narrow projection of land. Its precise historical derivation is not securely established in standard modern references, so a confident list of cognates would be misleading. The regular plural in -s follows the ordinary inflection of the English noun.
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How wandles is actually used
This is a rare regional and topographical noun, more familiar in British coastal descriptions than in general prose. Modern speakers usually prefer sandspit or spit.
Easily confused with wandles
Wandles are narrow projections of land into water, whereas wangles are schemes or methods for obtaining something indirectly.