sandpit

[ sand-pit ]

/ ˈsændˌpɪt /

noun

a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.

Origin of sandpit

First recorded in 1520–30; sand + pit¹

Words nearby sandpit

sandpapery, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile, sandpiper, sandpit, Sandra, sand rat, Sandringham, Sandro, Sandrocottus

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Example sentences from the Web for sandpit

The sandpit had then to be passed before the boat could be launched into the more open sea.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston
Can't you preach and pray behind the hedges—or in a sandpit—or a coal-hole—first?
The Life of John Ruskin|W. G. Collingwood
In a sandpit on the coast of Bering Island, his condition was hopeless.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait|Peter Lauridsen
Bering himself lies dying in a sandpit, with the earth spread over him for warmth.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut

He must have found the car in the sandpit and seen my tracks in the wood opposite.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for sandpit

sandpit

/ (ˈsændˌpɪt) /

noun

a shallow pit or container holding sand for children to play in

a pit from which sand is extracted

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单词	sandpit
释义	sandpit [ sand-pit ] / ˈsændˌpɪt / noun a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated. Origin of sandpit First recorded in 1520–30; sand + pit¹ Words nearby sandpit sandpapery, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile, sandpiper, sandpit, Sandra, sand rat, Sandringham, Sandro, Sandrocottus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sandpit The sandpit had then to be passed before the boat could be launched into the more open sea. The Three Commanders\|W.H.G. Kingston Can't you preach and pray behind the hedges—or in a sandpit—or a coal-hole—first? The Life of John Ruskin\|W. G. Collingwood In a sandpit on the coast of Bering Island, his condition was hopeless. Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait\|Peter Lauridsen Bering himself lies dying in a sandpit, with the earth spread over him for warmth. Canada: the Empire of the North\|Agnes C. Laut He must have found the car in the sandpit and seen my tracks in the wood opposite. Greenmantle\|John Buchan British Dictionary definitions for sandpit sandpit / (ˈsændˌpɪt) / noun a shallow pit or container holding sand for children to play in a pit from which sand is extracted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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