Meaning

3 senses
  1. A place or pit from which sand is excavated.

    a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug

  2. A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.

    Sandkasten

    песо́чницаpesóčnica

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

  3. A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. That child dug a tunnel in the sandpit.

    ruЭтот ребенок вырыл тоннель в песочнице. — sharptoothed

  2. The children are playing in the sandpit.

  3. The boys are still playing in the sandpit.

    ruМальчики всё ещё играют в песочнице. — alik_farber

    deDie Jungen spielen noch im Sandkasten. — Manfredo

  4. Tom and Mary played in the sandpit together and made sand castles.

    deTom und Maria spielten zusammen im Sandkasten und bauten Sandburgen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The sandpit has a slide, a swing, a see-saw, and nothing else.

    deIm Sandkasten gibt es eine Rutsche, eine Schaukel und eine Wippe, sonst nichts. — Yorwba

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
children's play area:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
children's play area:

Origin

From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”)

From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”), equivalent to sand + pit.

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Forms

plural: sandpits

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in:sandboxsandpile

See also

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