SINCE 1828
bay bar
noun
variants:
or bay barrier
Definition of bay bar
: a bank of sand or of sand and gravel deposited by waves and currents across the mouth of a bay so that the bay is no longer connected or is connected only by a narrow outlet with the main body of water
— called also baymouth bar
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