sandbagnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsænd.bæɡ/us/ˈsænd.bæɡ/a bag filled with sand, used as a defence against floods, explosions, etc.
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails
- balustrade
- banister
- barbed wire
- barricade
- barrier
- chain-link fence
- crush barrier
- fence
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- fencing
- gatepost
- hoarding
- paling
- palisade
- picket fence
- picture rail
- rail
- railing
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sandbagverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsænd.bæɡ/us/ˈsænd.bæɡ/-gg-to put sandbags in or around something:
They sandbagged the doors to stop the water coming in.
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Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off
- block sth up
- dam
- dam sth up
- dark
- ensconce
- ensconced
- gum
- gum sth up
- jam
- seal
- shut (sth) off
- shutter
- silt (sth) up
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge
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