A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets or shrapnel.
That's true, but this does seem a bit like they're dropping a sandbag to avoid crashing into the ground quite so fast
Dems and the media talking about a blue wave while the unchecked Republican Reich continues to erect sandbag fortresses around voting. You can't have blue wave if the blues can't vote.
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets or shrapnel.
Sandbag means: A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets or shrapnel.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Sandbag means: A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets or shrapnel.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.
A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
sandbag means: A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets or shrapnel.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Dems and the media talking about a blue wave while the unchecked Republican Reich continues to erect sandbag fortresses around voting. You can't have blue wave if the blues can't vote.”
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
“That's true, but this does seem a bit like they're dropping a sandbag to avoid crashing into the ground quite so fast”
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.