sand bar
Shallow underwater mound
A sand bar is a ridge of sand built up by currents in a river, lake, or ocean.
Sand bars form in shallow water and may be exposed at low tide or remain just beneath the surface—a hazard to boats.
The kids waded out to the sand bar.
Also spelled as one word: sandbar.
Shallow water hazard
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- inletWater extending into land
lagoon · channel · deposition · erosion · sediment · tidal · fluvial · geomorphology
Organism's natural environment
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- tidalOf sea rhythms
wetlands · nursery · fish · crustaceans · mollusks · migratory · ecosystem · brackish
Source of potential harm
- shallow waterLow-depth aquatic area
- groundingConnecting to earth
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- buoyTethered nautical signal
marker · channel · draft · nautical chart · stranding · obstruction · lighthouse · warning
Deliberate exposure to rays
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- shallowsAreas of little depth
towel · umbrella · picnic · seashells · flip-flops · sunscreen · sandcastle · pail
shoal
Shallow water hazard
inlet · lagoon · channel · deposition · erosion · sediment · tidal · fluvial · geomorphology · shifting
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- nestingMaking a dwelling
tidal · wetlands · nursery · fish · crustaceans · mollusks · migratory · ecosystem · brackish · saltmarsh
hazard
Source of potential harm
- shallow waterLow-depth aquatic area
- groundingConnecting to earth
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
buoy · marker · channel · draft · nautical chart · stranding · obstruction · lighthouse · warning · tide table
sunbathing
Deliberate exposure to rays
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
shallows · towel · umbrella · picnic · seashells · flip-flops · sunscreen · sandcastle · pail · shovel
- geological formationsmineral deposit, ore deposit, coal deposit, oil deposit, gold deposit
- coastal landformsbeach, beaches, cliff, cliffs, coast
- lakeshoreshore, shoreline, waterfront, waterline, bank
- river landscapesriverbed, streambed, floodplain, bottomland, sediment
- riverbanksbank, shore, cutbank, levee, bluff
- river processeserosion, abrasion, attrition, corrosion, downcutting
sand bardeep water
Significantly submerged aquatic zone
open water · shipping channel · the deep · fairway · shipping lane