—sandbag /ˈsænd.bæɡ/
noun [C]
► F0 a bag filled with sand, used as a defence against floods, explosions, etc.See picture: sandbag 
Thesaurus+: ↑Fences and rails
verb [T] (-gg-) ↑Verb Endings for sandbag
► F0 to put sandbags in or around something: » They sandbagged the doors to stop the water coming in.Thesaurus+: ↑Closing and blocking- ↑Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- ↑Connecting words which express a condition
- ↑Connecting words which express a contrast
- ↑Connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- ↑Construction work and workers
- ↑Containers and vessels
- ↑Containers for carrying personal possessions
- ↑Containers for liquids and gases
- ↑Containers for waste
- ↑Continents and regions of the world
- ↑Continually and repeatedly
- ↑Continually thinking about
- ↑Continue and last
- ↑Continuous and permanent
- ↑Contraception
- ↑Controlling and being in charge
- ↑Controlling emotions
- ↑Conventions used on the Internet and in email
- ↑Cookery terms
- ↑Cool
- ↑Coping and not coping
- ↑Copying and copies
- ↑Cords, ropes, cables and string
- ↑Correcting and mending
- ↑Costing or worth little or no money