sandbar

American  

[sand-bahr] / ˈsændˌbɑr /

Or sand bar

noun

1. a bar of sand formed in a river or sea by the action of tides or currents.

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sandbar Scientific  

/ sănd′bär′ /

1. A long mass or low ridge of submerged or partially exposed sand built up in the water along a shore or beach by the action of waves or currents.

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Etymology

Origin of sandbar

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

This was one of the main shipping routes between the eastern and western Mediterranean, and it was also an extremely dangerous body of water, filled with shoals, sandbars, and suddenly shifting currents.

From Literature

However, scattered throughout the dark depths were shallow areas: sandbars, reefs, islands just under the waves.

From Literature

"You can see the sandbars, concrete walls, making it very clear where you're supposed to go, and making sure people don't approach troops and engage in a dangerous situation," he said.

From BBC

At the time, water from the firefighting effort had swept down the mountain creek and unnaturally breached a sandbar that separated the lagoon from the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times

"You look out from the hillside and it's like a load of ants crawling out on to the sandbar," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• reef
• shoal