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tombolo

[tom-buh-loh] / ˈtɒm bəˌloʊ /
NOUN
sand bar
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The tombolo behind the breakwater is now acting as a large groin in the beach drift.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

Rocks behind the stack may be eroded away and sand eroded from the point collects behind it forming a tombolo, a sand strip that connects the stack to the shoreline.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

This tombolo, called “Angel Road,” connects the stack of Shodo Island, Japan.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

The breakwaters have acted as islands and the sand has been deposited in the low-energy water behind them, in the same way that a tombolo forms.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

There is a good example of a tombolo in Figure 17.1, and another in Figure 17.22.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Waves and longshore drift are important in controlling the formation of beaches, as well as spits, tombolos, baymouth bars, and barrier islands.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015




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