sandpit

[ sand-pit ]

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

Origin of sandpit

1
First recorded in 1520–30; sand + pit1

Words Nearby sandpit

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How to use sandpit in a sentence

  • He had killed twenty, and hidden them in a sandpit, when discovered by his master.

    Wild Animals I Have Known | Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for sandpit

sandpit

/ (ˈsændˌpɪt) /


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

  2. a pit from which sand is extracted

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