[sand-blast, -blahst] 
| 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. |
| 3. | to clean, smooth, etc., with a sandblast. |
| sand·blast (sānd'blāst') n.
To apply a sandblast to (a building, for example). sand'blast'er n. |
