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Sandbags are sacks filled with sand or heavy earth.

They are often used for flood control but they have a number of uses from envitonmental remediation to home building. They can be used for erosion control and fortification. The military often fortify structures using sandbags to prevent windows from breaking and they are also used to create protected areas.

Also people have been known to build houses out of sandbags as an alternative building method. Sandbag structures are very sturdy.

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