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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
2. 2
   a bar of sand wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aitarchipelagoatollbankbarcay

Example

More examples

"My boat ran aground on a sandbar."

Etymology

From sand + bar.

Related phrases

sandbar shark

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.