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sandblast en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsændˌblæst/ (US)
  • /ˈsænd.blɑːst/

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English blast English sandblast From sand + blast.

Meanings

  1. Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal.

Forms

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sandblasts Number=Plur lexicographic

sandblast en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsændˌblæst/ (US)
  • /ˈsænd.blɑːst/

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English blast English sandblast From sand + blast.

Meanings

  1. To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by compressed air, although softer material like sodium bicarbonate used for delicate materials may also be so referred to). The process is used for stripping dirt, rust, paint etc. from the surface of objects.
    • The plane's large rear doors swallowed up my friend in superfast time, its departure sandblasting everyone in red prop wash as it vaporised down the main street and into the afternoon's dust-bowl sky. 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 23:

Forms

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sandblasting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sandblasted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sandblasted Tense=Past lexicographic
sandblasts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

wire wheel · wire brush

Relateds

buff out · buff · sandpaper · sand · polish

Translations (22)

pl wypiaskować (to spray with sand) · sl peskati (to spray with sand) · sk pieskovať (to spray with sand) · da sandblæse (to spray with sand) · es limpiar con chorro arenáceo (to spray with sand) · es alijar pneumáticamente (to spray with sand) · sk opieskovať (to spray with sand) · es disparar con arena (to spray with sand) · fi hiekkapuhaltaa (to spray with sand) · de sandstrahlen (to spray with sand) · es lijar a presión (to spray with sand) · es rociar con surtidero arenisco (to spray with sand) · ro sabla (to spray with sand) · fr sabler (to spray with sand) · pl piaskować (to spray with sand) · ca sorrejar (to spray with sand) · sv sandblästra (to spray with sand) · es arenar (to spray with sand) · no sandblåse (to spray with sand) · es pulir con surtidor arenoso (to spray with sand) · mk пескари (to spray with sand) · bg почиствам с пясъкоструйка (to spray with sand)