Sandbar vs. Beach

Sandbarnoun

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

Sandbarnoun

a bar of sand

Beachnoun

The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

Beachnoun

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

Beachnoun

The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

Beachverb

(intransitive) To run aground on a beach.

Beachverb

(transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.

Beachverb

(of a vehicle) To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.

Beachnoun

Pebbles, collectively; shingle.

Beachnoun

The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.

Beachverb

To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship.

Beachnoun

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

Beachverb

land on a beach;

Beachnoun

a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks

Beachverb

run or haul up (a boat or ship) on to a beach

Beachverb

(of an angler) land (a fish) on a beach

Beachverb

(of a whale or similar animal) become stranded out of the water

Beachverb

leave (someone) at a loss

Beach

A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.