"quicksand" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Englisch]

IPA: ˈkwɪksænd, ˈkwɪksændz
  1. Treibsand
    Sense id: de-quicksand-en-noun-nMPRrQ9k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: sand

Inflected forms

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          "author": "George Laycock",
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              66,
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          "text": "\"There is even one record of a railroad engine being swallowed by quicksand.\"",
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