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Definition of Sandbox
1. Noun. Mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal.
2. Noun. A plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in.
Definition of Sandbox
1. Noun. (American English) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. ¹
2. Noun. A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting ¹
3. Noun. (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available. ¹
4. Noun. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content. ¹
5. Verb. (computing transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sandbox
1. a box containing sand for children to play in [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandbox
Literary usage of Sandbox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1871)
"... of trees—Saman,* sandbox,f and fig, with the bright sandbox. ostrich plumes
of a climbing palm towering through the mimosa-like foliage of the Saman; ..."
2. Hands-On Thinking Activities: Centers Through the Year by Vanessa Bredthauer, Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"sandbox Squabble You are earning money this summer baby-sitting the Brown
quadruplets—Fred, Ted, Ned, and Ed. Today they want to play in the sandbox. ..."
3. At last, a Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1872)
"... the huge central group of trees—Saman,i sandbox,2 and Fig, with the bright
ostrich plumes of a climbing palm towering through the mimosa-like foliage of ..."
4. At Last, a Christmas in the West Indies: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1880)
"But there their children are, in myriads ; and ere a generation has passed, every
dead grey stem will have disappeared before the ants and beetles sandbox. ..."
5. Learning About the Earth by Jo Ellen Moore (2000)
"Materials Wind and Water Change the Earth • sandbox • electric fan (adult use
... Students create sand hills in the sandbox. Ask them to predict what will ..."
6. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1871)
"... of trees—Saman,* sandbox,f and fig, with the bright sandbox. ostrich plumes
of a climbing palm towering through the mimosa-like foliage of the Saman; ..."
7. Hands-On Thinking Activities: Centers Through the Year by Vanessa Bredthauer, Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"sandbox Squabble You are earning money this summer baby-sitting the Brown
quadruplets—Fred, Ted, Ned, and Ed. Today they want to play in the sandbox. ..."
8. At last, a Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1872)
"... the huge central group of trees—Saman,i sandbox,2 and Fig, with the bright
ostrich plumes of a climbing palm towering through the mimosa-like foliage of ..."
9. At Last, a Christmas in the West Indies: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1880)
"But there their children are, in myriads ; and ere a generation has passed, every
dead grey stem will have disappeared before the ants and beetles sandbox. ..."
10. Learning About the Earth by Jo Ellen Moore (2000)
"Materials Wind and Water Change the Earth • sandbox • electric fan (adult use
... Students create sand hills in the sandbox. Ask them to predict what will ..."
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