sandlot

[ sand-lot ]

/ ˈsændˌlɒt /

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noun

a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.

adjective

Also sand-lot . of, relating to, or played in such a lot: sandlot baseball.

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Origin of sandlot

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; sand + lot

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How to use sandlot in a sentence

America listened to the blatant demagogues, the "sand-lot orators," and excluded the Chinese.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous
Under the excitement of sand-lot meetings, the Chinese were driven under cover.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth
On a sand lot opposite several hundred men had gathered, pressing round a figure mounted on a barrel.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
The mere ‘sand lot slugger’ is going to the rear, and the college man is coming to the front.
Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball|J. W. Duffield

Anyhow, he's livin' with his wife somewhere in 'Frisco, in a shanty on a sand lot, and workin' odd jobs for the newspapers.
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for sandlot

sandlot

/ (ˈsændˌlɒt) /

noun US

an area of vacant ground used by children for playing baseball and other games

(modifier) denoting a game or sport played on a sandlotsandlot baseball

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