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sand·box

(sănd′bŏks′)

1. A low box filled with sand for children to play in.

2. A litter box, especially for a cat.

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sandbox

(ˈsændˌbɒks)

1. (Railways) a container on a railway locomotive from which sand is released onto the rails to assist the traction

2. (Metallurgy) a box with sand shaped for moulding metal

3. a container of sand for small children to play in

4. computing a protected environment in which an untrusted program may be run without affecting other parts of the system

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sand•box

(ˈsændˌbɒks)

n.

a box or receptacle for holding sand, esp. one for children to play in.

[1565–75]

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Noun	1.	sandbox - mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal cast, mold, mould - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
	2.	sandbox - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in sandpile, sandpit plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

Translations

حُفْرَةُ رَمْلِيَّة

pískoviště

sandkasse

Sandkasten Sandkiste SpielwieseSandbox

λάκκος με άμμο

cajón de arena

hiekkalaatikko

bac à sablecarré de sable

pješčanik

homokozó

sabbionaia sabbiera

砂場サンドボックス

모래상자

sandlåda

หลุมทราย

kum havuzu

đống cát cho trẻ con chơi

沙坑

sandbox

[ˈsændbɒks] N (US) → cajón m de arena

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sandbox

[ˈsændbɒks] n (US) (for children) → tas m de sable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sandbox

[ˈsændˌbɒks] n (Am) → buca della sabbia (per i giochi dei bambini)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sandbox

→ حُفْرَةُ رَمْلِيَّة pískoviště sandkasse Sandkasten λάκκος με άμμο cajón de arena hiekkalaatikko bac à sable pješčanik sabbionaia 砂場 모래상자 zandbak sandtak piaskownica caixa de areia песочница sandlåda หลุมทราย kum havuzu đống cát cho trẻ con chơi 沙坑

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