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Tourism & Travel / Beaches, geology | | Spanish term or phrase: flecha | Tourism text:
Playa situada en la Bahía de Santander, a lo largo de una espectacular flecha arenosa que separa la desembocadura de la Ría de Cubas del mar abierto.
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17 hrs confidence: DEFINITELY: sandspit, -OR- sandbar [also 'sand bar' 'sand spit']
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Sandbar or Sandspit
That is how you say it English. I grew up in the ocean, practically!
Sandspit is my favorite, actually, but my mom says 'sandbar' sounds nicer because it doesn't contain the word 'spit.'
http://www.dunkferry.com.au/jpegs/sandspit.jpg
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/02ASJ/images/seals-on-...
I think sandspit may be more precise, because a sandbar [i think] could be partially separated from the mainland (although likely connected just below the water's surface).
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Note added at 17 hrs 1 min (2004-05-31 04:35:33 GMT)
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A point is not the same as a sandspit.
I highly recommend sandspit.
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