sander
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sander (plural sanders)
- A person employed to sand wood.
- A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
- (rail transport) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
- 1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356:
- Grass growing on the track made the running far from easy, and only frequent use of the sanders enabled us to breast the 1 in 50 gradients between Letterkenny and Kilmacrenon [sic].
- 2021 November 17, Greg Morse, “Network News: Background: causes and effects of low adhesion and wheelslide”, in RAIL, number 944, pages 8–9:
- Traditionally, sand was used to aid grip, being released onto the track in front of the wheels from a special 'sandbox'. However, the Slough accident led to two trials on the use of train-borne sanders to aid braking: [...] Now, all new stock is fitted with automatic sanders, as have most of the pre-1994 units still running.
- (historical) A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (sense 3) sanding gear
Translations edit
person who sands wood
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machine for sanding
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device which spreads sand to improve traction
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archaic: device to remove excess ink
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Anagrams edit
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.
Adjective edit
sander
Declension edit
Declension of sander (strong)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sander | san | sant, sat |
accusative | sannan | sanna | sant, sat |
dative | sannum sannom |
sanni, -e sanni, -e |
sannu sanno |
genitive | sans | sannar | sans |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sannir sanner |
sannar | san |
accusative | sanna | sannar | san |
dative | sannum sannom |
sannum sannom |
sannum sannom |
genitive | sanna sanna |
sanna sanna |
sanna sanna |
Declension of sander (weak)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sanni sanne |
sanna | sanna |
accusative | sanna | sannu sanno |
sanna |
dative | sanna | sannu sanno |
sanna |
genitive | sanna | sannu sanno |
sanna |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
accusative | sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
dative | sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
genitive | sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
sannu sanno |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: sann