QUICKSAND


Meaning of QUICKSAND in English

/ ˈkwɪksænd; NAmE / noun [ U ] (also quick·sands [ pl. ])

1.

deep wet sand that you sink into if you walk on it

2.

a situation that is dangerous or difficult to escape from

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.