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sandpit

sandpit

1 1.0
A shallow area filled with sand where children play
  • noun
  • /ˈsændˌpɪt/
  • UK
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  • Mrs. Mckeltch took the whole class To the sandpit!

Examples

  • During recess, the kids took turns playing in the sandpit with their toys.

  • Then we can sit and watch her in the sandpit and bring her out a bit more.

  • The above is the sum of the research we have found on the sandpit we play in.

    Blog text (6)

  • I've never spent so much time trying to teach someone how to get out of a sandpit in all my life.

    Blog text (30)

  • He's playing in the sandpit.

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

  • He's in the sandpit.

    Faces in the Crowd (2011)

  • The Yellow Peril stayed in Batman Park until 2002 when it was finally moved to the sandpit next to ACCA (the Australian).

    Blog text (19)

  • The children built castles and dug tunnels in the sandpit at the park.

  • She watched her son happily playing in the sandpit while the other parents chatted nearby.

Synonyms

sandbox
vssandpit
19 1.0

A low box of sand where children play and build castles

is specifically outdoors and refers to a shallow play area for children

Surface Forms

sandpit singular
sandpits plural

Morphology

sandpit = sand + pit (transparent) = sand + pit

A straightforward compound 'sand' + 'pit' meaning a pit/area filled with sand for play.

Etymology

Sandpit is simply sand + pit, with pit meaning 'hole'. So a sandpit is a small, shallow place filled with sand where children play, like a sandbox.