Sandpit

//ˈsænd.pɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
  2. 2
    a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in wordnet
  3. 3
    A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.
  4. 4
    a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug wordnet
  5. 5
    A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.

    "Originally designed to illustrate Kuwait and the oil pipelines, the 'sandpit', based on maps and photographs to a scale of 1:1,000,000, was extended to include other countries."

Synonyms

All synonyms
sandboxsandboxsandpile

Example

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"That child dug a tunnel in the sandpit."

Etymology

From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”), equivalent to sand + pit.

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