noun

sandbar

sandbar, sandbank

The boat got stuck on a hidden sandbar.

The boat got stuck on a hidden sandbar.

((a/an)) sandbar a long ridge of sand in a river or the sea The ship hit a sandbar.

Synonyms: sandbank, shoal

A combination of 'sand' and 'bar' (a long, narrow strip). It describes a long ridge of sand in water.

Picture a 'bar' made of 'sand' in the water. It's a place where a boat could get stuck.

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