shotblast
shotblast verb: to blast steel shot on or at something, to remove coats of paint, dirt etc.
Verb
shotblast (third-person singular simple present shotblasts, present participle shotblasting, simple past and past participle shotblasted)
- To blast steel shot on or at something, to remove coats of paint, dirt etc.
- Network Rail spokesman Chris Denham said: " We're going to shotblast the steel back to bare metal, treat corrosion, and give it a coat of green paint.2023 February 22, “Network News: Bridge improvement at Reading”, in RAIL, number 977, page 8
Forms of shotblast
| third-person singular present | shotblasts |
|---|---|
| present participle | shotblasting |
| past participle | shotblasted |
| past | shotblasted |
Origin of shotblast
From shot + blast.
Questions about shotblast
- What does shotblast mean?
- Shotblast means to blast steel shot on or at something, to remove coats of paint, dirt etc.
- What part of speech is shotblast?
- Shotblast is a verb.
- What is the past tense of shotblast?
- The past tense of shotblast is shotblasted.
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