sand pit

sand pit
A digging upon land where sand in salable quantities is obtainable. Williamson v Jones, 43 W Va 562, 27 SE 411.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • sand|pit — «SAND PIHT», noun. 1. a pit from which sand is excavated: »I stood on the rim of a great saucer shaped sandpit the other day (Manchester Guardian Weekly). 2. British. a sandbox for children: »She said swings were no longer enough, and regretted… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sand-pit — karjeras statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Specialiai įrengtas atvirasis kasinys, iš kurio atviruoju būdu išgaunamos naudingosios iškasenos: akmens anglys, rūdos, žvyras, smėlis, durpės, klintys ir kt. atitikmenys: angl.… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • sand pit —    A depression, ditch or pit excavated to furnish sand for roads or other construction purposes off site; a type of borrow pit.    SW …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • sand·pit — /ˈsændˌpıt/ noun, pl pits [count] Brit : ↑sandbox …   Useful english dictionary

  • sand-pit — see sandpit …   English dictionary

  • sand-pit — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sand casting — Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. It is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. A suitable bonding agent (usually clay)… …   Wikipedia

  • pit — 1 noun 1 HOLE (C) a) a hole in the ground, especially one made by digging: Dig a pit and bury the rubbish in it. | a sand pit | a barbecue pit b) a large hole in the ground from which stones or minerals have been dug: a gravel pit 2 MARK (C) a) a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sand Monkeys — infobox Book | name = Sand Monkeys title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Joanne Horniman illustrator = cover artist = Kerry Argent country = Australia language = English series = genre = Young adult novel… …   Wikipedia

  • Sand — Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”