sandblast

[ sand-blast, -blahst ]

noun

1. a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
2. the apparatus used to apply such a blast.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to clean, smooth, etc., with a sandblast.

sandblast

/ ˈsændˌblɑːst /

noun

1. a jet of sand or grit blown from a nozzle under air, water, or steam pressure

verb

1. to clean, grind, or decorate (a surface) with a sandblast

Derived Forms

• ˈsandˌblaster, noun

Other Words From

• sandblaster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandblast¹

First recorded in 1870–75; sand + blast

Example Sentences

“Are you sandblasting them? … Those are important pieces of things to know about future missions.”

From Seattle Times

But the threat never disappeared, afflicting workers who were sandblasting denim and tombstones and toiling in mines.

From Los Angeles Times

Once through the machine, one of the final products is a gritty powder, mostly glass, that can be sold for use as a sandblasting material.

From Seattle Times

Repurposing these means finding new uses for them, such as selling glass to companies that do sandblasting.

From Seattle Times

The tall structures that will support wind turbines, called monopiles, are being welded, sandblasted and painted at EEW American Offshore Structures’ facility at the Port of Paulsboro across the Delaware River from Philadelphia International Airport.

From Seattle Times