sandblast

American  

[sand-blast, -blahst] / ˈsændˌblæst, -ˌblɑst /

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.

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verb (used with or without object)

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

sandblast British  

/ ˈsændˌblɑːst /

noun

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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• sandblaster noun

Etymology

Origin of sandblast

First recorded in 1870–75; sand + blast

Example Sentences

For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.

From Barron's

Its character is somber and brooding, partly because of its materials—precast concrete, finely sandblasted to suggest dark gray stone—and partly because of the deep shadows they cast.

From The Wall Street Journal

It doesn’t get any pettier and mean-girlie than “Did she sandblast her face or something? It’s very waxy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bright and bloody, sandblasted and sunworn, it has the visual crispness of the first and doesn’t bear the strange desaturated look of some of the director’s recent work.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times