sand trap

noun

: an artificial hazard on a golf course consisting of a depression containing sand

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Keep your cool under pressure or lose it in the sand trap? Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 Caddies, like most other chiefs of staff, have multiple responsibilities, from keeping score to the more mundane, such as carrying the golfers’ equipment, keeping the clubs clean, and raking the sand to restore the contours of a bunker after their golfer chips out of a sand trap. Julia Dhar, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Separately, there’s a metal gangway that leads out to a small island on the lake with a putting green and a couple of small sand traps. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025 These types of trade sand traps have been a boon for countries like Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Morocco, allowing companies to sidestep import duties. Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sand trap

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sand trap was in 1922

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“Sand trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20trap. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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sand trap

noun
: a hazard on a golf course consisting of a hollow containing sand
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