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sand bars
n. (sand bar English)
Usage examples of "sand bars".
These cut-offs have had curious effects: they have thrown several river towns out into the rural districts, and built up sand bars and forests in front of them.
Yet river travel was a chancy thing, subject to sudden lows or highs along the river, unexpected sand bars, snags, and all drifting matter.
The water levels seemed low, and some of the entrances were almost sealed by their sand bars.
He had been a helmsmate on the river, and guiding steamers through twisting channels, over sand bars and sunken snags, turned out to be perfect preparation for submarine work.
It was quite wide, several hundred yards perhaps, but most of the width was taken up with islands, sand bars, rocks and stumps of trees.