Meaning of sandgun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A device used to sandblast; sandblaster.
   rare
2. A pipe that is used to suck up objects from a river or sea bed.
3. A weapon that shoots sand or a sandlike substance.

Examples

“This engine has shields fitted which seemed to lift⟳ the exhaust⟳ better than the ordinary streamline casing of 21C9, and an L.M.S.R. sandgun which was used en route had good effect.”

“Other special fittings include⟳ a Clyde patent sandgun for tube cleaning.”

“9 Gresham & Craven live⟳ steam injectors, Clyde sandgun and Joco balanced regulator with drifting device.”

“The air lift⟳, or sandgun, sucks up the sand and mud, expelling particles everywhere, unless a tide is running.”

“If someone deliberately set⟳ off the sandgun, I think⟳ I'm very possibly what they were aiming for.”

“Trance was raising his sandgun when the blastwave hit.”

“The sandgun did burst⟳ out, sending the biting cold sand flying in all directions. However, it did not explode⟳ from the muzzle of the gun, but from the middle of the spear shaft!”

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