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sand trap

noun

  1. (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.


sand trap

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for bunker
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sand trap1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Within seconds, her husband had pulled her from the sand trap, the sand filled in, and the stunned couple wondered what just happened?

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There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.

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He appeared to be in trouble on the par-5, 541-yard 18th when his drive landed in a sand trap, about 4 inches from the front lip.

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Golf is a sport with an honor system, whether marking a ball, filling out your scorecard accurately or figuring out how many swings you took to get out of a sand trap.

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He was king of that technique this season – not just showing a character sinking into a sand trap "It Takes a Psycho" but submerging the camera with him to vicariously inflict his asphyxiation on us.

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