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View synonyms for sand pile

sand pile

noun

, Building Trades.
  1. a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sand pile1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

Of the outdoor games which we have to suggest, perhaps the sand pile stands at the head of the list.

Mammy's doll baby kin make de pootiest cakes on dis here sand pile.

The sand pile was renewed every time and made as high and soft as possible, and very soon all our animals were below the falls.

He then inspected the sand pile, while we watched him with dismay, being ignorant of the cause of his frenzy.

Away off, at the further side of the Man-killer, a horseman had suddenly ridden into sight from behind a sand pile.

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