sandbar

or sand bar

[ sand-bahr ]

noun

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

sandbar

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandbar¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

You can lunch on a two-mile-long sandbar and play tennis on the courts.

From The Daily Beast

One of the sailors had seen a sandbar and a low line of land.

From Project Gutenberg

Here 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.

From Project Gutenberg

Luckily it grounded on a sandbar, and burned and crackled away harmlessly until it was consumed.

From Project Gutenberg

We recovered the running gear of the wagon later when all came upon a sandbar, but the harness had been stolen.

From Project Gutenberg

She's no fool, and she can see the sense of gettin' over a sandbar at high tide jes as well as you can.'

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• reef
• shoal