sandbar C1 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈsændˌbɑːr/ UK /ˈsændbɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #67526 Meanings 1 noun a long, narrow ridge of sand formed in a river, lake, or sea by moving water or waves Huck explained that a towhead was a sandbar covered with cottonwood trees. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long, narrow ridge of... sandbankshoal Word family Related forms barsedimenttowhead Etymology A compound of sand + bar, using bar for a ridge or obstruction across water. Currents and waves deposit sediment until the ridge rises near or above the surface. Topics Nature & Landscape Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sandbar **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsændˌbɑːr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsændbɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 67526 ## Meanings 1. a long, narrow ridge of sand formed in a river, lake, or sea by moving water or waves ## Examples - Huck explained that a towhead was a sandbar covered with cottonwood trees. ## Synonyms - sandbank - shoal ## Related Forms - bar - sediment - towhead ## Etymology A compound of sand + bar, using bar for a ridge or obstruction across water. Currents and waves deposit sediment until the ridge rises near or above the surface. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown