WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈsand ˌtrap, n. [countable]
  1. (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, blocking the way to the hole.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sand′ trap′, 
  1. (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sand trap
  1. another name (esp US) for bunker2
'sand trap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bunker - explosion shot - hazard

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