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Sandbar vs Tombolo - What's the difference?

sandbar | tombolo |

As nouns the difference between sandbar and tombolo

is that sandbar is a ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore while tombolo is a spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

sandbar

English

(wikipedia sandbar)

Alternative forms

* sand bar

Noun

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

    • tombolo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
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