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sandbagging

sandbagging

1 4.4
Putting sand into bags and placing them to stop flood water
  • noun
  • /ˈsændˌbæɡɪŋ/
translation icon : colocación de sacos de arena
  • Residents organized a community effort for sandbagging to protect their homes from the rising floodwaters.
  • sandbagging was underway
  • sandbagging operation
  • sandbagging effort

Examples

  • - Keep sandbagging and filling the cuts.

    Flood! (1977)

  • They need men for sandbagging.

    Super Cyclone (2012)

  • The obvious recommendation is to expand such public high grounds and regularly place in them, under local control, a public well, a small clinic, and a storage facility for oral rehydration supplies, as well as a notice board, a radio, sandbagging supplies, electric power points, sanitary facilities, and grain storage and drying facilities.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The city's sandbagging initiative was crucial in preventing extensive damage during the heavy rains.

  • Volunteers hurried to assist with sandbagging along the riverbank as the water level continued to rise.

Surface Forms

sandbagging singular
sandbaggings plural

Morphology

sandbagging = sandbag (transparent) = sand + bag + ing

The action sense is a direct gerund of the verb 'sandbag' (a clear compound of 'sand' + 'bag'), so learners can derive the meaning from the base.

Etymology

The word sandbagging comes from the simple action of filling sand into a bag and stacking those bags to make a quick wall against floodwater. That's why sandbagging means placing sandbags to protect homes and streets from rising water.