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sandbags

sandbags is the plural of sandbag.

Meaning of sandbag

Noun

sandbag (plural sandbags)

  1. A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
    • Santa Cruz residents clear storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on January 7.2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
  2. A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
  3. An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
  4. A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
  5. (slang) A bag of illicit drugs.
    • Two young bruddas tryna eat off of music / But we used to eat off of pebs and the sandbags2016, “Thiago Silva”, performed by Dave & AJ Tracey

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Questions about sandbags

What is sandbags the plural of?
Sandbags is the plural of sandbag.

Words near sandbags in the dictionary

  1. sandbagged
  2. sandbagger
  3. sandbaggers
  4. sandbagging
  5. sandbaggings
  6. sandbags
  7. sandball
  8. sandballs
  9. sandbank
  10. sandbanks
  11. sandbar

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