"sandblast" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsænd.blɑːst/ Forms: sandblasts [plural]
Etymology: From sand + blast. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sand|blast}} sand + blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} sandblast (plural sandblasts)
  1. Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal.
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Verb

IPA: /ˈsænd.blɑːst/ Forms: sandblasts [present, singular, third-person], sandblasting [participle, present], sandblasted [participle, past], sandblasted [past]
Etymology: From sand + blast. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sand|blast}} sand + blast Head templates: {{en-verb}} sandblast (third-person singular simple present sandblasts, present participle sandblasting, simple past and past participle sandblasted)
  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. Related terms: sand [verb], sandpaper, buff [verb], buff out [verb], polish [verb] Coordinate_terms: wire brush, wire wheel Translations (to spray with sand): почиствам с пясъкоструйка (počistvam s pjasǎkostrujka) (Bulgarian), sorrejar (Catalan), sandblæse (Danish), hiekkapuhaltaa (Finnish), sabler (French), sandstrahlen (German), пескари (peskari) (Macedonian), sandblåse (Norwegian), piaskować [imperfective] (Polish), wypiaskować [perfective] (Polish), sabla (Romanian), pieskovať (Slovak), opieskovať (Slovak), peskati [imperfective] (Slovene), arenar (Spanish), limpiar con chorro arenáceo (Spanish), pulir con surtidor arenoso (Spanish), rociar con surtidero arenisco (Spanish), disparar con arena (Spanish), lijar a presión (Spanish), alijar pneumáticamente (Spanish), sandblästra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sandblast-en-verb-yyKwgkoa Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77

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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsænd.blɑːst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sandblast"
}

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