sand trap

noun

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

Examples of sand trap in a Sentence

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In the video, Trump pulls his golf cart to a stop in the rough before of a sand trap. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 July 2025 As for Jack Nicklaus making an Arnold Palmer joke to Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny catching a speeding baseball in his mouth, Steve Buscemi peeing into a mailbox, Margaret Qualley doing the splits in a sand trap, and Eminem getting attacked by crazed swamp predators? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025 Image Phil Mickelson hit from a sand trap on the seventh hole during the first round. Doug Mills, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Keep your cool under pressure or lose it in the sand trap? Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 15 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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sand trap

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