I am a bar in the middle of the ocean where no drinks are ever served, but boats often run into me when the tide goes low. What am I?
A sandbar
The word bar usually refers to an establishment serving beverages, but in geography, a sandbar is a long underwater ridge of sand. Boats can accidentally strike these shallow ridges during low ocean tides.
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