I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: sand (I) + blast
1.
a. : a stream of sand forcibly projected by air or steam usually for engraving, cutting, or cleaning glass, stone, or other hard materials, for cleaning and sharpening files, or for removing scale from metals
b. : the apparatus used to apply it
2. : a gust of wind carrying sand
3. : an irresistible destructive action suggestive of a blast of sand
against sandblast of time and spoliation of man — Robert Bridges †1930
II. transitive verb
: to engrave, cut, or clean with a high-velocity stream of sand