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• a variation of sandbar.

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

At one point the overloaded boat appeared to be beached on a sand bar by the retreating tide but then it moved further out to sea.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

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

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

When they laughed and splashed, she laughed and splashed; when they dived, she 357 dived; when they swam to the sand bar and rested, Nurse Cramer swam to the sand bar and rested.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller