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Sandbag vs Sandbar - What's the difference?

sandbag | sandbar |

As nouns the difference between sandbag and sandbar

is that sandbag is a bag, filled with sand, that can be used to weigh something down, to make a defensive wall against flooding etc, or as a weapon while sandbar is a ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

As a verb sandbag

is to construct a wall of sandbags (around something).

sandbag

English

(wikipedia sandbag)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a bag, filled with sand, that can be used to weigh something down, to make a defensive wall against flooding etc, or as a weapon

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To construct a wall of sandbags (around something).
  • To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
  • To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (in cards) to have a weak hand.
  • To pretend to drink early on so that as the night draws on one can drink everyone "under the table".

    • sandbar

    English

    (wikipedia sandbar)

    Alternative forms

    * sand bar

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.