Difference between revisions of "Quicksand"
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68272" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68272" /> == | ||
<p> ἡ Σύρτισ. The [[Syrtis]] is a quicksand on the north African coast between long. 10 and 20 | <p> ἡ Σύρτισ. The [[Syrtis]] is a quicksand on the north African coast between long. 10 and 20 E. Acts 27:17 . There are properly two, called the major and the minor; it would have been the major one on the east of the bay that they were in danger of. It is now called the <i> [[Gulf]] </i> <i> of Sidra. </i> </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163896" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163896" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 15 October 2021
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
ἡ Σύρτισ. The Syrtis is a quicksand on the north African coast between long. 10 and 20 E. Acts 27:17 . There are properly two, called the major and the minor; it would have been the major one on the east of the bay that they were in danger of. It is now called the Gulf of Sidra.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
Sandbank so saturated with water that it gives way under pressure; found near the mouths of rivers.
