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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Across the river on a sand bar, a big blue crane let out a loud squawk.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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