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