sandblast
sandblast Lexical Profile
sandblast Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To clean, smooth, roughen, or etch a hard surface by forcefully projecting a high-speed stream of sand or other abrasive particles against it.
"The restoration crew had to sandblast the brick walls to remove decades of grime and peeling paint."
• noun
A high-velocity stream of sand or other abrasive particles propelled by compressed air or steam, used for cleaning, smoothing, or etching hard surfaces.
"The mason directed the sandblast carefully across the weathered granite facade."
An apparatus or machine that propels a high-pressure stream of abrasive particles to clean or shape a surface.
"He rented a commercial sandblast to strip the old rust from the iron gates."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a compound of 'sand' and 'blast', following the 1870 invention of the abrasive blasting machine by American engineer Benjamin Chew Tilghman.