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sandbar

/ˈsændˌbɑɹ/

sandbar noun: a ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

sandbar: a ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore
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Noun

sandbar (plural sandbars)

  1. A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
    Synonyms:
    sandbank

Proper noun capitalized: Sandbar

Sandbar

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

sandbar meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Thai

sandbar in Urdu

ریت کا تودہ

sandbar in Arabic

ridge of sand
ضحضاح ماء ḍaḥḍāḥ māʔ

sandbar in Thai

ridge of sand
สันดอน sǎn-dɔɔn

Synonyms of sandbar

Forms of sandbar

pluralsandbars
alternative formsand bar

Origin of sandbar

From sand + bar.

Words formed from sandbar

Phrases with sandbar

Questions about sandbar

What does sandbar mean?
Sandbar means a ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
What is sandbar in Urdu?
Sandbar in Urdu is ریت کا تودہ. See Sandbar meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is sandbar?
Sandbar can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sandbar?
Sandbar is pronounced /ˈsændˌbɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of sandbar?
The plural of sandbar is sandbars.

Words near sandbar in the dictionary

  1. sandbags
  2. sandball
  3. sandballs
  4. sandbank
  5. sandbanks
  6. sandbar
  7. sandbar shark
  8. sandbar sharks
  9. sandbar willow
  10. sandbars
  11. sandbath

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sandbar (page history and authors); Sandbar (page history and authors); sandbar (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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