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Sandblast

//ˈsænd.blɑːst// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal.
  2. 2
    a blast of wind laden with sand wordnet
Verb
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    grind with a sandblast wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sand + blast.

Etymology 2

From sand + blast.

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