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SANDP-it/ˈsændpɪt/

A sandpit is a shallow box or pit of sand for children to play in (UK; US sandbox). A playground is the wider space; a bunker is golf sand. Nursery: the sandpit is for the placement; throwing sand still goes in the accident book.

Meaning

A shallow box or pit of sand for children to play in (UK; US sandbox).

Examples

• “The nursery sandpit is for the placement; throwing sand still goes in the accident book.”
• “A sandpit lid still goes on after the session; leaving it open is a cat-fouling hygiene fail.”

Good to know

a sandpit (UK). US: a sandbox. Contrast: a playground / a bunker. Nursery. Countable pits. Mix-up: a pit can mean a hole or a seed; a sandpit is the play sand.

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