noun
- vacant lots or fields with sandy or unpaved surfaces, especially those used for informal sports or play
Usage: plural form of sandlot
Examples
- The children spent their afternoons playing baseball in the neighborhood sandlots.
- Many professional players got their start in local sandlots before joining organized leagues.
- The city converted several sandlots into community parks with proper equipment.
- During summer, the sandlots were filled with kids playing pickup games.
- Urban development has replaced many of the old sandlots with apartment buildings.
- Sandlot baseball taught us teamwork and sportsmanship without adult supervision.