Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sand trap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
sand -trap
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sand-filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker.

noun

A basin that prevents the passage of sand etc into a drainage system.

noun

A sand-filled area at the end of a dragstrip to slow down vehicles that run off the track, as a safety measure.

Inflected Forms

sand traps (plural)

Phrases

gravel trap

Frequently Paired Words

gravel trap

Synonyms

bunker trap

Questions

What does sand trap mean?
A sand-filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker.

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