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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