sandbag
/ˈsændˌbæɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
Example Sentences
- "Santa Cruz residents clear storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on January 7."
- "Two young bruddas tryna eat off of music / But we used to eat off of pebs and the sandbags"
- "We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters."
- "The height “49 feet” became a mantra, as volunteers worked for weeks sandbagging and building to match that height."
- "Some felt that Roberts was sandbagging, because his mastery of the 250s wasn't really showing in practice or the heat."
- "The sandbagging manager is similarly deceptive. He has mastered the art of seeming harmless and without power, but in reality he carries far more authority and clout than one would be led to believe."
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English sandbag From sand + bag.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsændˌbæɡ/