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sandblast

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsænd.blɑːst/
  • US: /ˈsændˌblæst/
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N D B L AE2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a blast of wind laden with sand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gust, blast, blow

4

verb

Meaning 4

grind with a sandblast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sandblast the facade of the building

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smooth, smoothen

History

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdhos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English blast English sandblast From sand + blast.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: почиствам с пясъкоструйка (počistvam s pjasǎkostrujka) — to spray with sand
  • Catalan: sorrejar — to spray with sand
  • Danish: sandblæse — to spray with sand
  • Finnish: hiekkapuhaltaa — to spray with sand
  • French: sabler — to spray with sand
  • German: sandstrahlen — to spray with sand
  • Macedonian: пескари (peskari) — to spray with sand
  • Norwegian: sandblåse — to spray with sand
  • Polish: piaskować — to spray with sand
  • Polish: wypiaskować — to spray with sand
  • Romanian: sabla — to spray with sand
  • Slovak: pieskovať — to spray with sand
  • Slovak: opieskovať — to spray with sand
  • Slovene: peskati — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: arenar — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: limpiar con chorro arenáceo — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: pulir con surtidor arenoso — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: rociar con surtidero arenisco — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: disparar con arena — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: lijar a presión — to spray with sand
  • Spanish: alijar pneumáticamente — to spray with sand
  • Swedish: sandblästra — to spray with sand