spit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026404",
  "term": "spit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An elongated ridge of sand that projects from the land into the mouth of an adjacent lake or bay.\n\n2. A fingerlike extension of the beach that was formed by longshore sediment transport; typically, it is a curved or hook-like sandbar extending into an inlet.\n\n3. A small point, low tongue, or narrow embankment of land, which commonly consists of sand or gravel deposited by longshore transport. One end of the spit is attached to the mainland, and the other terminates in open water (usually the sea); a spit is a finger-like extension of the beach.\n\n4. A relatively long, narrow shoal or reef extending from the shore into a body of water (Jackson 1997).\n\n5. Fingerlike extension of the beach that was formed by longshore sediment transport; typically, it is a curved or hook-like sandbar extending into an inlet.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/spit/"
}