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sandbags

  • present tense form
    of sandbag (3rd person singular).
    sandbag
    noun
    a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.

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It’s become a battle in which the weapons are sandbags, water pumps, sand berms and drainage canals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Crews have also been installing thousands of sandbags in vulnerable parts of Balboa Island, the city said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Doctors described how sandbags were set up to protect the building.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Richardson urged people to take seriously warnings to prepare, including picking up city-provided sandbags, saying "our infrastructure was not built for this."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Scotty turned around and leaned against the sandbags.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers