noun
definition
A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
Examples of sandbars in a Sentence
In both classes navigation is greatly impeded by sandbars at the mouths of these rivers, while in the districts of periodical rainfall it is greatly restricted in the dry season.
This coast has no bays of importance, its rivers are obstructed by sandbars, and it has only one natural harbour - that of Carmen and the Laguna de Terminos, which has sufficient depth for the larger classes of vessels and is sheltered by the islands of Carmen and Puerto Real.
An Osprey, Black Skimmers, Willets and Laughing Gulls sat on the exposed sandbars of RÃo San Cristóbal.
The 3 crew took our packs and pushed the boat over the shifting sandbars that had hampered our trip down the river.
Similar patterns of development sometimes exacerbate the consequences of collapse of the unconsolidated sediments forming sandbars.