bay barrier
bay barrier
[′bā ‚bar·ē·ər] (geology)
A narrow shoal or small point of land projecting from the shore across the mouth of a bay and severing the bay's connection with the main body of water.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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But the Cardiff
Bay barrier, designed to deter boy racers, was fitted the following year.
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