sand trap

noun

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

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The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 Undulating and surrounded by sand traps! Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The question is whether new Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan will avoid the sand traps that often ensnared Grier and eventually left him on the unemployment line. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 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 6 May. 2026.

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sand trap

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