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sandbar

[sand-bahr] / ˈsændˌbɑr /
NOUN
bar of sand
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Work has been continuing along the coast to replenish beaches stripped of sand and to remove a sandbar that partially blocked the harbour at West Bay following south-easterly storms.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Covering four representative species—the great white, the sandbar, the small-spotted catshark and the spiny dogfish—Daniel C. Abel and Sophie A. Maycock deliver breadth without sacrificing depth.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

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

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

The original Terminal Island had been nothing more than a glorified sandbar known as Rattlesnake Island, named for the animals that washed into the harbor during heavy rains.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2024

After traveling some distance south, he beached the canoe on a sandbar far from shore to observe the powerful tides.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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