sandpit

[ sand-pit ]

/ ˈsændˌpɪt /

noun

a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.

Nearby words

sandman, sandor, sandpaper, sandpapery, sandpiper, sandpit, sandra, sandringham, sandro, sandrocottus, sandroller

Origin of sandpit

First recorded in 1520–30; sand + pit¹

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Examples from the Web for sandpit

The sandpit had then to be passed before the boat could be launched into the more open sea.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston
Can't you preach and pray behind the hedges—or in a sandpit—or a coal-hole—first?
The Life of John Ruskin|W. G. Collingwood
In a sandpit on the coast of Bering Island, his condition was hopeless.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait|Peter Lauridsen
Bering himself lies dying in a sandpit, with the earth spread over him for warmth.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut

He must have found the car in the sandpit and seen my tracks in the wood opposite.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for sandpit

sandpit

/ (ˈsændˌpɪt) /

noun

a shallow pit or container holding sand for children to play in

a pit from which sand is extracted

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