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sandbar
[sand-bahr]
noun
a bar of sand formed in a river or sea by the action of tides or currents.
sandbar
A long mass or low ridge of submerged or partially exposed sand built up in the water along a shore or beach by the action of waves or currents.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sandbar1
Example Sentences
At the time, water from the firefighting effort had swept down the mountain creek and unnaturally breached a sandbar that separated the lagoon from the Pacific Ocean.
A festival on a sandbar brought 90 minutes of merriment to hundreds of people in the Isles of Scilly.
All of the injuries were from the ferry, which came to rest on a sandbar.
In late August, they began to notice the water retreating, leaving sandbars exposed.
Tens of thousands used to watch racers navigate curves and narrow passages, dodging logs and sandbars.
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