Sandpit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsænd.pɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sandpit is a noun meaning A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
Meaning
A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
More Meanings
- A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.
- (television) A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.
Example Sentences
[…] the commentaries on the battle given by Peter Snow with the aid of a model of the theatre of war, known as the 'Sandpit'.
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.
[…] a conflict that did not fit so easily into the television studios, with their super-patriotic anchormen, their verbose ex-generals, their model tanks and their bloodless sandpits.
Word Forms
- sandpits
- sand pit
Synonyms for sandpit
Depending on context, synonyms include sandbox.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sandbin, saw-pit, ashpit, pitting, coalpit, sawpit.
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