SANDBLAST

sandblast

(noun) a blast of wind laden with sand

sandblast

(verb) grind with a sandblast; “sandblast the facade of the building”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

sandblast (third-person singular simple present sandblasts, present participle sandblasting, simple past and past participle sandblasted)

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.

Coordinate terms

• buff out

• sandpaper

Noun

sandblast (plural sandblasts)

Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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