Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make (a casting) by pouring molten metal into a sand mold.
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Examples
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Pink candles floated in the sand-cast water fountain.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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But, immortalized in stone, evincing sand-cast mastery of poem!
Revenge poem for Sara, following her disparaging remarks about my unfamiliarity with the literary history of the East Coast Evan Winchester 2010
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Pink candles floated in the sand-cast water fountain.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Pink candles floated in the sand-cast water fountain.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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I had one carved of wood; this one was made of pewter; Brianna had sand-cast it for me.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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For larger batches, the stamp and die should be made of a material that is more resistant than wood, such as sand-cast aluminium alloy.
1. General 1988
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It has a lightweight all-aluminium construction, with an extremely stiff and light precision sand-cast cylinder block and ladder-type, cast-aluminium, bedplate.
Autoblog 2010
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Block material: aluminum sand-cast aluminum with cast-in bore liners
Top Speed Simona Alina 2010
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Chevrolet Equinox LS, LT and LTZ; FWD and AWD five-passenger, four-door SUV, front-engine, front - or all-wheel drive sand-cast aluminum with cast-in bore liners
Autoblog 2009
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For the first time at Land Rover, the blocks are high pressure die-cast rather than sand-cast, providing a superior finish and dimensional greater accuracy.
Jalopnik 2009
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