sandlot

noun

sand·​lot ˈsan(d)-ˌlät 

: a vacant lot especially when used for usually unorganized sports

sandlot adjective

sandlotter

ˈsan(d)-ˌlä-tər 

noun

Examples of sandlot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The beloved, coming-of-age movie that takes place in the summer of ‘62, focuses on a new kid in town who befriends a group of kids who play baseball at the local sandlot. —Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 29 July 2025

Slugging a game-tying home run in front of a home crowd of 43,000 cheering fans is the stuff of sandlot dreams. —Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

When thousands of Angelenos took to the streets for a series of protests, the Dodgers buried their heads in the sandlot and pretended the unrest wasn’t happening. —Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

If that sounds really dumb to you, well — sandlot probably isn’t your bag. —Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sandlot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

sandlot

noun

sand·​lot ˈsan-ˌ(d)lät 

: a vacant lot especially when used by youngsters for unorganized sports

sandlot adjective

sandlotter

-ˌ(d)lät-ər 

noun