Meaning

1 senses
  1. A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

    Sandbank

More definitions
  • a bar of sand

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I think we hit a sandbar.

    ruКажется, мы сели на отмель.

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  2. My boat ran aground on a sandbar.

    ruМоя лодка наскочила на песчаную отмель.

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  3. The ship ran aground on a sandbar.

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  4. We hit a sandbar.

    ruМы сели на отмель.

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  5. The ship hit a sandbar.

    ruКорабль попал на песчаную отмель.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ridge of sand:

Origin

From sand + bar.

From sand + bar.

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Forms

plural: sandbars

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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