sandblast

UK: /ˈsændblɑːst/ US: /ˈsændˌblæst/ ,(sand′blast′, -bläst′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sand•blast /ˈsændˌblæst/   n. 

[countable]
1. a blast of air or steam that is combined with sand, used to clean, grind, etc., hard surfaces, as of stone.

v. [~ + object]

2. to clean, etc., by this means:
   sandblasting the front of a building.

sand•blast•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sand•blast  (sand′blast′, -bläst′), n. 

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.

v.t., v.i. 

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

• sand + blast 1870–75

sand′blast′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sandblast / ˈsændˌblɑːst/ noun

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

verb (transitive)

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

ˈsandˌblaster noun