A sand or shingle bar above high tide, parallel to the coastline and separated from it by a lagoon.
a sandy beach (or spit) that cuts off a lagoon (salt pond) from the ocean. Barrier beaches are different from barrier islands in that one or both ends of the beach is connected to the mainland.
A narrow, elongate, coarse-textured, intertidal, sloping landform that is generally parallel with the beach ridge component of the barrier island, or spit and adjacent to the ocean. Compare – Barrier Island. (Jackson, 1997; Peterson, 1981).
a narrow low lying strip of land generally consisting of coastal beaches and coastal dunes which extend nearly parallel to the trend of the coast
a narrow strip of beach and dune separated from the mainland
An offshore ridge of unconsolidated material (sand, pebbles, etc.) that runs parallel to a coastline, is formed in part by high tides and acts as a natural barrier. ( cordon littoral)
a sandbar oriented generally parallel to the shore that remains dry at high tide and protects a body of salt water behind it from ocean waves.
An accumulation of sand, rock, and other material lying parallel to the coast but separated from it by a channel; a barrier beach measures from a few meters to a few kilometers in width. Large barrier beaches may be identified as barrier islands. They are formed by the action of waves but are usually vulnerable to overwashing or breaching during severe storms.
A narrow low-lying strip of land generally consisting of coastal beaches and coastal dunes extending roughly parallel to the trend of the coast. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow body of fresh, brackish, or saline water or by a marsh system.
BAR essentially parallel to the SHORE, which has been built up so that its crest rises above the normal HIGH WATER level. Also called BARRIER ISLAND and offshore barrier.
a strip of sand running along a coast, which protects the mainland from waves and erosion
A long and narrow beach of sand and/or gravel that runs parallel to the coastline and is not submerged by the tide.
