sandlot

[ sand-lot ]

noun
  1. a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.

adjective
  1. Also sand-lot . of, relating to, or played in such a lot: sandlot baseball.

Origin of sandlot

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; sand + lot

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British Dictionary definitions for sandlot

sandlot

/ (ˈsændˌlɒt) /


nounUS
  1. an area of vacant ground used by children for playing baseball and other games

  2. (modifier) denoting a game or sport played on a sandlot: sandlot baseball

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