A neighborhood of Palo Alto, California, known for its concentration of venture capital companies. / (metonymically) The venture capital and tech industry.

A calcareous sediment composed of the remains of the tissues of Halimeda algae.

Alternative spelling of sandy blind mole-rat; Spalax arenarius.

A species of blind mole-rats endemic to Ukraine; Spalax arenarius.

past participle of draw a line in the sand

(construction) A mixture of fine-grained sand and binding additives, used to fill the space between pavers.

A kind of chemical deglosser.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A series of uniquely large-scale land reclamation projects by the People's Republic of China in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea from late 2013 to late 2016.

(electronics, historical) An unspillable electrochemical battery whose cells use electrolyte soaked sand – typically used to test telegraph cables at sea.