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# sandpit

noun (a sandpit, sandpits)

«sandpit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sandpit is a low box or shallow hole filled with sand for children to play in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#m1)
2. In sports, the sand area for landing in the long jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and school playgrounds: digging, building sandcastles, playing with buckets. In PE: athletes land in the sandpit in the long jump. Hygiene: wash your hands after playing in the sandpit and cover it so animals do not use it.

### Examples

- The little ones are playing in the sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x1)
- Cover the sandpit so cats don't get in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x2)
- She landed in the sandpit after her long jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x3)
- We built a castle in the sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x4)
- Wash your hands after the sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x5)
- Don't throw sand in the sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/#x6)

### Note

UK, Australia, NZ word; in the USA and Canada it is a "sandbox". Countable. Compound: sand + pit.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sandpit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandpit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sandpit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sandpit.html) on Mova free.