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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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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

I reached the sand bar before the devilfish could hide himself in the rocks.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell