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

Example Sentences

The modeling of animals or people for the sand table is full of interest for the younger children.

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While the assembled scientists watched it, slowly the line traced across the sand table-top changed direction.

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Place small shells along little paths in sand-table, sometimes with concave side up and vice versa.

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Map drawing: Plans of plots and of whole garden and grounds, represented on sand-table, paper, or black-board.

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A sand table should be considered one of the indispensable furnishings of every schoolroom.

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