barrier bar
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barrier bar
[′bar·ē·ər ‚bär] (geology)
Ridges whose crests are parallel to the shore and which are usually made up of water-worn gravel put down by currents in shallow water at some distance from the shore.
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Most reservoirs encountered on Ala field are point bars,
barrier bars, and tidal channel sands and support the work of Kulke [11] which describes the most important reservoir types as point bars of distributary channels and coastal
barrier bars intermittently cut by sand-filled channels.
The Guardian features a solid, heavy-duty curtain with
barrier bars to help protect personnel and prevent accidental entry into the production area.
Not only are there bars and islands right up against the almost indefinable shoreline and in creekmouths, but there are layers of
barrier bars extending on a north-south line as much as three or four miles to the west.
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