sand bar

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Within a few minutes, water from the Kakhovka reservoir began cascading through the shattered dam, submerging the river’s sand bar islands and flooding much of southern Ukraine, including Russian-controlled territory.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

“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 came out of the river onto a sand bar.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls