sand pit

Beach excavation site

A sand pit is an excavation where sand is dug out for construction or industrial use.

In British English, sand pit also means a sandbox—a shallow container filled with sand for children to play in: The kids spent the afternoon in the sand pit.

Golf bunkers filled with sand are sometimes called sand pits.

Related

beach · gravel · quarry · excavation · playground · play area · kiddie pool · castle · children · gritty · dusty · bunker · golf · mining · scoop · sift · toys · construction

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Opposites
material extracted

sand pitstone quarry

Site for extracting bedite

gravel pit · clay pit · coal mine · limestone quarry · granite quarry

elevation/depression

sand pitsand dune

Wind-formed sand mound

hill · mound · embankment · hillock · ridge

surface texture/composition

sand pitbedrock

Solid stone underground

concrete slab · asphalt · turf · solid rock · meadow

Family

sand, pit, sands, sandy, sandier, sandiest, sandiness, sanded, sanding

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G