shotblast

1 of 2

noun

: a stream of shot forcibly projected against a surface by air or steam (as for removing scale from oxidized metal)

shotblast

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to clean or descale with a shotblast

Word History

Etymology

Noun

shot entry 1 + blast

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