sandblast

noun

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sand·blast | \ ˈsan(d)-ˌblast

Definition of sandblast

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a stream of sand projected by compressed air (as for engraving, cutting, or cleaning glass or stone)

sandblast

verb

sandblasted; sandblasting; sandblasts

Definition of sandblast (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to affect or treat with or as if with a sandblast

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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Momentum used recycled glass as an abrasive material to sandblast the dumpster for the art project. — Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020 The closure will allow contractors to sandblast and paint as part of the bridge and roadway rehabilitation project in the area, according to a city news release. — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2020 The best results will be from sandblasting the metal. — Bryce M. Towsley, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2020 And now, a lot of that gets to be sandblasted away. — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2020 Prior to finding its way to Brunswick, it had been sandblasted and electrified in Cincinnati. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2019 In five minutes, the app had sandblasted my cognitive matter with twenty TikToks that had the legibility and logic of a narcoleptic dream. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019 Instead, the Pailies sandblasted, falsely restamped and reshipped the metal. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019 The Minnesota slide was sandblasted and painted in April. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2019

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