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barrier beach

noun

  1. a sand ridge that rises slightly above the surface of the sea and runs roughly parallel to the shore, from which it is separated by a lagoon.


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April 20, 1996: The partial remains of Karen Vergata are discovered on Fire Island, a barrier beach off Long Island’s southern coast.

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Their seven-bedroom, 6,900-square-foot-house fronts Edgartown Great Pond with views of a barrier beach and ocean.

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The birders have reached Milford Point, a barrier beach at the mouth of the Housatonic River.

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Perched high on a hill on Little Pochet Island, he had a commanding view of the Atlantic Ocean beyond the barrier beach.

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When the Patriots Day Storm of 2007 punched a hole in the barrier beach to the north of the main harbor channel, it caused big problems for fishermen and the Coast Guard.

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