sandbar
or sand bar
a bar of sand formed in a river or sea by the action of tides or currents.
Origin of sandbar
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How to use sandbar in a sentence
You can lunch on a two-mile-long sandbar and play tennis on the courts.
David Copperfield’s Magical—and Utterly Bizarre—Caribbean Island | Nina Strochlic | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the sailors had seen a sandbar and a low line of land.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines | Clayton EdwardsHere we struck on a sandbar with such force of steam and current as to land us almost out of the water from stem to midships.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanLuckily it grounded on a sandbar, and burned and crackled away harmlessly until it was consumed.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.We recovered the running gear of the wagon later when all came upon a sandbar, but the harness had been stolen.
Old Rail Fence Corners | Various
She's no fool, and she can see the sense of gettin' over a sandbar at high tide jes as well as you can.'
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein | Frank R. Stockton
British Dictionary definitions for sand bar
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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Scientific definitions for sandbar
[ sănd′bär′ ]
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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