sand trap

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sand trap

noun sand traps

  1. A sand-filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker.
  2. A basin that prevents the passage of sand etc into a drainage system.
  3. A sand-filled area at the end of a dragstrip to slow down vehicles that run off the track, as a safety measure.

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@misc{sand_trap_2026,
  title = {sand trap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sand%20trap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}