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sandbar

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsændˌbɑɹ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N D B AA2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sandbank

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bank, bar, shoal

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bar of sand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sand bar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bar

History

Etymology

From sand + bar.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضحضاح ماء (ḍaḥḍāḥ māʔ) — ridge of sand
  • Bulgarian: пясъчен нанос (pjasǎčen nanos) — ridge of sand
  • Catalan: banc de sorra — ridge of sand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙洲 (shāzhōu) — ridge of sand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汀 — ridge of sand
  • Danish: sandbanke — ridge of sand
  • Dutch: zandbank — ridge of sand
  • Finnish: särkkä — ridge of sand
  • Galician: barra — ridge of sand
  • Galician: restinga — ridge of sand
  • Galician: sirte — ridge of sand
  • Galician: ariño — ridge of sand
  • Galician: brica — ridge of sand
  • Galician: feneiro — ridge of sand
  • German: Sandbank — ridge of sand
  • Irish: oitir — ridge of sand
  • Irish: guaire — ridge of sand
  • Lü: ᦶᦉᧃᦌᦻ (ṡaensaay) — ridge of sand
  • Māori: wāhi kirikiri — ridge of sand
  • Marshallese: bok — ridge of sand
  • Polish: ławica piaskowa — ridge of sand
  • Polish: mielizna — ridge of sand
  • Scottish Gaelic: oitir — ridge of sand
  • Spanish: sirte — ridge of sand
  • Thai: สันดอน (sǎn-dɔɔn) — ridge of sand
  • Turkish: kumluk — ridge of sand
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوپوق (topuk) — ridge of sand
  • Welsh: traethell — ridge of sand
  • Welsh: banc tywod — ridge of sand