sand·pit

(sănd′pĭt′)

A large deep pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug.

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sandpit

(ˈsændˌpɪt)

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

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a pit from which sand is extracted

3. (Mining & Quarrying) an event organized by a governmental body, business enterprise, etc at which specialists from a wide range of disciplines are brought together to try to find a balanced solution to a given problem

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sandpit

sandbox

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	sandpit - a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug cavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
	2.	sandpit - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in sandpile, sandbox plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

حُفْرَةُ رَمْلِيَّة

pískoviště

sandkasse

hiekkalaatikko

pješčanik

砂場

모래상자

sandlåda

หลุมทราย

kum havuzu

đống cát cho trẻ con chơi

沙坑

sandpit

[ˈsændpɪt] n (British) (for children) → tas m de sable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sandpit

[ˈsændˌpɪt] n → cava di sabbia (Brit) (for children) → buca della sabbia (per i giochi dei bambini)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sandpit

→ حُفْرَةُ رَمْلِيَّة pískoviště sandkasse Sandkasten λάκκος με άμμο cajón de arena hiekkalaatikko bac à sable pješčanik sabbionaia 砂場 모래상자 zandbak sandtak piaskownica caixa de areia песочница sandlåda หลุมทราย kum havuzu đống cát cho trẻ con chơi 沙坑

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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