sand bar

British

noun

a ridge of sand in a river or sea, built up by the action of tides, currents, etc, and often exposed at low tide

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From a snaggletoothed male, the bear took a quick bite of the back — turned a deep pink color — before discarding him on a sand bar in search of more flavorful fare.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“It’s moved into the shallows and now sits in a sand bar where it’s breaking the energy of the waves.”

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021

Local officials confirmed Friday they believe a sand bar shark was the likely culprit in a suspected Maryland shark attack earlier this week.

From Fox News • Aug. 6, 2021

Superb tidal sands reach from Logan Rock to Porthcurno and form a vast sand bar that traps and warms seawater in shallow lagoons.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2016

He swam languorously out to the raft, held on a moment, and swam languorously back to where he could stand on the sand bar.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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