desand
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ænd
Verb[edit]
desand (third-person singular simple present desands, present participle desanding, simple past and past participle desanded)
- (transitive) To remove sand from.
- 1948, Thomas Arthur Rickard, editor, The Mining Magazine:
- The refuse is discharged through the cone on to the refuse screen, where it is desanded and dewatered.
- 1970, Petros P Xanthakos, Slurry Walls:
- If desanding is necessary, it is advantageous to use an air lift with the suction end near the bottom of the trench.