Meanings
verbdesand (third-person singular simple present desands, present participle desanding, simple past and past participle desanded)
present singular third person desands · participle present desanding · participle past desanded · past desanded
- transitiveTo remove sand from.
The refuse is discharged through the cone on to the refuse screen, where it is desanded and dewatered.
1948, Thomas Arthur Rickard, editor, The Mining Magazine1 more example
If desanding is necessary, it is advantageous to use an air lift with the suction end near the bottom of the trench.
1970, Petros P Xanthakos, Slurry Walls
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*sámdʰos?
- Proto-Germanic*samdaz
- Proto-West Germanic*samd
- Old Englishsand
- Middle Englishsond
- Englishsand
- Englishdesand
Translations
Catalan desarenar
- desarenarto remove sand from
French dessabler, désensabler
- dessablerto remove sand from
- désensablerto remove sand from
Spanish desarenar
- desarenarto remove sand from
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with desand
andhandlandbrandbandunderstandgrandstanddemandexpandplannedsandgranderandstrandbannedscannedcannedglandtannedwithstandblandsecondhandmanned
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APA
desand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desand
MLA
“desand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desand. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desand.
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