sandpit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”), equivalent to sand + pit.
Meanings
- A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
- A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.
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A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.
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.
1991, British Broadcasting Corporation, “The Annual Report & Accounts”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):[…] 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.
2005, Robert Fisk, “The Great War for civilisation: the conquest of the Middle East”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):[…] the commentaries on the battle given by Peter Snow with the aid of a model of the theatre of war, known as the 'Sandpit'.
1992, Richard Hamilton, Simon Wilson, “Richard Hamilton: 17 June - 6 September 1992, Tate Gallery”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sand pit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sandpits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (39)
cy pwll tywod (children's play area) · oc sablièra (children's play area) · sh пешчара (children's play area) · cs pískoviště (children's play area) · de Sandkasten (children's play area) · sv sandtag (place where sand is excavated) · oc arenièra (children's play area) · fi hiekkalaatikko (children's play area) · bg пясъчна кариера (place where sand is excavated) · eo sablokesto (children's play area) · it sabbiera (children's play area) · nl zandbak (children's play area) · ca sorrera (children's play area) · ru песо́чница (children's play area) · oc sablièra (place where sand is excavated) · es arenero (children's play area) · hu homokozó (children's play area) · sv sandlåda (children's play area) · es hoya arenisca (place where sand is excavated) · it renaio (place where sand is excavated) · eo sabloludejo (children's play area) · es hoya arenosa (place where sand is excavated) · oc arenièra (place where sand is excavated) · pl piaskownica (children's play area) · ca sorrera (place where sand is excavated) · it cava di sabbia (place where sand is excavated) · ga poll gainimh (children's play area) · ja 砂場 (children's play area) · sh peščara (children's play area) · tr kum kutusu (children's play area) · pt areal (place where sand is excavated) · la harēnāria (place where sand is excavated) · sv sandtäkt (place where sand is excavated) · pt caixa de areia (children's play area) · no sandkasse (children's play area) · bg пясъчник (children's play area) · fr bac à sable (children's play area) · es hoya arenácea (place where sand is excavated) · is sandkassi (children's play area)