sand bar

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noun

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

Origin of sand bar

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby sand bar

sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar, sandblast, sand-blind, sand bluestem, sandbox, sandbox tree

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Example sentences from the Web for sand bar

I'll have a chance to practice this summer, getting the boat off a sand-bar!
The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View|Laura Lee Hope
And the lynx, with ears laid back, watched Kazan and Gray Wolf as they began the invasion of the sand-bar.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood
"The first thing to do is to get out an anchor before we drift down on a sand-bar," said Mr. Chillingworth.
The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester
Just before dinner we stopped to cut drift-wood on a sand-bar, and a Wolf was seen upon it.
Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)|Maria R. Audubon

The last they saw of him he was trying to climb out on a sand-bar.
Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for sand bar

sand bar

noun

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 sand bar

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.

单词	sand bar
释义	sand bar SEE SYNONYMS FOR sand bar ON THESAURUS.COM noun a bar of sand formed in a river or sea by the action of tides or currents. Origin of sand bar First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby sand bar sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar, sandblast, sand-blind, sand bluestem, sandbox, sandbox tree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sand bar I'll have a chance to practice this summer, getting the boat off a sand-bar! The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View\|Laura Lee Hope And the lynx, with ears laid back, watched Kazan and Gray Wolf as they began the invasion of the sand-bar. Kazan\|James Oliver Curwood "The first thing to do is to get out an anchor before we drift down on a sand-bar," said Mr. Chillingworth. The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon\|Dexter J. Forrester Just before dinner we stopped to cut drift-wood on a sand-bar, and a Wolf was seen upon it. Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)\|Maria R. Audubon The last they saw of him he was trying to climb out on a sand-bar. Down the Yellowstone\|Lewis R. Freeman British Dictionary definitions for sand bar sand bar noun a ridge of sand in a river or sea, built up by the action of tides, currents, etc, and often exposed at low tide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sand bar sandbar, shoal, sandbank, tombolo Scientific definitions for sand bar 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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sand bar

noun

Origin of sand bar

Words nearby sand bar

Example sentences from the Web for sand bar

British Dictionary definitions for sand bar

noun

Words related to sand bar

Scientific definitions for sand bar