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sandbar

/ˈsænd.bɑː/

/ˈsænd.bɑr/

Translations

sandbarnoun

sandbars

/ˈsænd.bɑː/

/ˈsænd.bɑr/

banc de sable

The boat got stuck on a sandbar as the tide went out.

Le bateau s’est échoué sur un banc de sable à marée basse.

Additional translations

barre de sableSurtout en contexte maritime ou géographique.

Synonyms

sandbaradjective

/ˈsændˌbɑː/

/ˈsændˌbɑr/

Used attributively before a noun, e.g. "sandbar shark"

de banc de sableEmploi descriptif, surtout dans un contexte géographique ou écologique.

The sandbar vegetation is adapted to shifting soils.

La végétation de banc de sable est adaptée aux sols mouvants.

sandbarnoun

A long, narrow sandbank, especially at the mouth of a river or in a body of water, formed by the action of tides or currents.

The boat got stuck on a sandbar as the tide went out.

sandbaradjective

Relating to, situated on, or characteristic of a sandbar.

The sandbar vegetation is adapted to shifting soils.