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sandbar

[sand-bahr] / ˈsændˌbɑr /
NOUN
bar of sand
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Less than a week later, two sisters paddleboarding on the lake found a human jawbone and skeletal remains in a nearby sandbar, according to KTNV-TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

When I finished crying, there wasn’t a sound to be heard except for the gentlest lap of waves on the nearby sandbar.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings


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