Shotblast

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To blast steel shot on or at something, to remove coats of paint, dirt etc.

    "Network Rail spokesman Chris Denham said: " We're going to shotblast the steel back to bare metal, treat corrosion, and give it a coat of green paint."

Example

More examples

"Network Rail spokesman Chris Denham said: " We're going to shotblast the steel back to bare metal, treat corrosion, and give it a coat of green paint."

Etymology

From shot + blast.

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