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sandbar

or sand bar

[ sand-bahr ]

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noun

sandbar

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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Origin of sandbar¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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All of the injuries were from the ferry, which came to rest on a sandbar.

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In late August, they began to notice the water retreating, leaving sandbars exposed.

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Tens of thousands used to watch racers navigate curves and narrow passages, dodging logs and sandbars.

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The two-year-old female calf had been stuck in the tidal lagoon after her pregnant mother was stranded and later died on a sandbar.

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Bar push is caused when deposition on the inside of a bend forms a sandbar, which pushes the curve outward.

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