Definition of Sandbar

1. Noun. A bar of sand.

Exact synonyms: Sand Bar
Generic synonyms: Bar
Terms within: Sand

Definition of Sandbar

1. Noun. A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sandbar

1. a ridge of sand formed in a river or sea [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandbar

sandalwood tree
sandalwoods
sandarac
sandarac tree
sandarach
sandaracs
sandbag
sandbagged
sandbagger
sandbaggers
sandbagging
sandbags
sandbank
sandbanks
sandbar (current term)
sandbar shark
sandbars
sandbath
sandbaths
sandbell
sandbelt
sandbelts
sandberry
sandblast
sandblasted
sandblaster
sandblasters
sandblasting
sandblasts

Literary usage of Sandbar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"sandbar SHARK Carcharhinus plumbeus 3 IDENTIFICATION: The sandbar shark is ... HABITAT: The sandbar shark is a wide-ranging requiem shark that occurs both ..."

2. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"The sandbar shark is a wide-ranging requiem shark that occurs both in shallow ... Perhaps the sandbar cruises during the day at depths inaccessible to the ..."

3. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"HABITAT The sandbar shark occurs in shallow, murky, inshore environments, ... DIET The sandbar shark specializes in feeding on a wide variety of small bony ..."

4. Tidal Rivers: Their (1) Hydraulics, (2) Improvement, (3) Navigation by William Henry Wheeler (1893)
"... the current is coming, and a steep face on the down side. Over steep face, or tip, the particles of sand are rolled. In a FIG. 19.—Diagram of sandbar. ..."

5. William McCutchan Morrison: Twenty Years in Central Africa by Thomas Chalmers Vinson (1921)
"... when they grounded on a sandbar. The boat was stuck so fast that it required two days of hard work to float her again. After an hour's run they landed ..."

6. The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity by William Wells Brown (1867)
"The Fight. — Return. — Night Expedition.— The Fatal sandbar. — The Enemy's Shells. — " Somebody's got to die to get us out of this, and it may as well be ..."

7. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"sandbar SHARK Carcharhinus plumbeus 3 IDENTIFICATION: The sandbar shark is ... HABITAT: The sandbar shark is a wide-ranging requiem shark that occurs both ..."

8. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"The sandbar shark is a wide-ranging requiem shark that occurs both in shallow ... Perhaps the sandbar cruises during the day at depths inaccessible to the ..."

9. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"HABITAT The sandbar shark occurs in shallow, murky, inshore environments, ... DIET The sandbar shark specializes in feeding on a wide variety of small bony ..."

10. Tidal Rivers: Their (1) Hydraulics, (2) Improvement, (3) Navigation by William Henry Wheeler (1893)
"... the current is coming, and a steep face on the down side. Over steep face, or tip, the particles of sand are rolled. In a FIG. 19.—Diagram of sandbar. ..."

11. William McCutchan Morrison: Twenty Years in Central Africa by Thomas Chalmers Vinson (1921)
"... when they grounded on a sandbar. The boat was stuck so fast that it required two days of hard work to float her again. After an hour's run they landed ..."

12. The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity by William Wells Brown (1867)
"The Fight. — Return. — Night Expedition.— The Fatal sandbar. — The Enemy's Shells. — " Somebody's got to die to get us out of this, and it may as well be ..."

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