Meaning

8 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.

    Her children were playing in the sandbox.

    Sandkasten

    песо́чницаpesóčnica

    пісо́чницяpisóčnycja

    a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in

  2. A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

    mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal

  3. A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.

  4. An animal's litter box.

  5. A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.

  6. An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.

    Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system.

    Sandbox

    пісо́чницяpisóčnycja

  7. A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.

    Spielwiese

    песо́чницаpesóčnica

    пісо́чницяpisóčnycja

  8. (US, slang)The Middle East.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. We've got a sandbox at home.

    У нас вдома є пісочниця.

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  2. Tom and Mary played together in the sandbox.

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  3. Tom and Mary played in the sandbox together and made sand castles.

    ruТом и Мария играли вместе в песочнице и строили песочные замки.

    deTom und Maria spielten zusammen im Sandkasten und bauten Sandburgen.

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  4. The children are playing in the sandbox.

    ruДети играют в песочнице.

    deDie Kinder spielen im Sandkasten.

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  5. Children are playing together in the sandbox.

    ruДети играют вместе в песочнице.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
box with sand for children — see also sandpit:
Русский
By meaning 1
box with sand for children — see also sandpit:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
box with sand for children — see also sandpit:
computing: isolated program execution area:
wiki sandbox:

Origin

From sand + box.

From sand + box.

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Forms

plural: sandboxes

Synonyms

3 synonyms
play enclosure with sand:sandpit:
Close in meaning
  • a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in:sandpilesandpit

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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