Bar

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002722",
  "term": "Bar",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An offshore ridge or mound of sand, gravel, or other unconsolidated material which is submerged (at least at high tide), especially at the mouth of a river or estuary, or lying parallel to, and a short distance from, the beach.\n\n2. A relatively shallow place (in a stream, lake, sea, or other body of water) that is typically a submerged ridge, or bank consisting of (or covered) by sand or other unconsolidated material - but may also be composed of rock or other material (modified from Jackson 1997).",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bar/"
}