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sand trap

American  

noun

  1. (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.


sand trap British  

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for bunker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sand trap

First recorded in 1875–80

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There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2024

“If I may draw a comparison,” he said, “I’m not going to tell you what I’m doing on the 8th hole if I get in the sand trap there.”

From Slate Jun. 12, 2023

One of the balls during their matchup was hit into the weeds near a sand trap.

From Fox News Sep. 25, 2021

He hit something like fifteen balls out of a sand trap and at least four of them rolled right in the hole!

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2020

When the golfers ran up and saw Roy facedown in the sand trap, they thought he was dead.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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