sand table

noun

1. a table with raised edges holding sand for children to play with.

2. Military.,  a table holding a scale model of a tract of land, including trees, streams, buildings, etc., made of hardened sand, used for training in gunnery or tactics.

sand table

noun

1. military a surface on which sand can be modelled into a relief map on which to demonstrate tactics

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand table¹

First recorded in 1805–15