crop-dusting

noun

the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

• Syn: ↑spraying

• Topics: ↑aircraft

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun

: the application of fungicidal or insecticidal dusts to crops especially from an airplane

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/krop"dus'ting/, n.

the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.

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cropˈ-dusting noun

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Main Entry: ↑crop

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crop-dusting UK US noun [uncountable] american

crop-spraying

Thesaurus: controlling weeds, insects and pests_hyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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crop-dusting — [kräp′dust΄iŋ] n. the process of spraying growing crops with pesticides from an airplane crop dust vi., vt. crop duster n … English World dictionary
crop-dusting — crop .dusting n [U] AmE ↑crop spraying … Dictionary of contemporary English
crop-dusting — crop ,dusting noun uncount AMERICAN the process of using aircraft to drop chemicals onto crops to kill insects … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crop-dusting — crop′ dust ing n. agr. the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usu. from an airplane crop′ dust er, n … From formal English to slang
crop dusting — /ˈkrɒp dʌstɪŋ/ (say krop dusting) noun the spraying of insecticides or fungicides on crops, usually by an aeroplane …
crop dusting — See dusting … Ballentine's law dictionary
crop dusting — noun the spraying of powdered insecticide or fertilizer on crops, especially from the air. Derivatives crop duster noun … English new terms dictionary
crop-dusting — noun (U) AmE crop spraying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crop-dusting — UK / US noun [uncountable] American crop spraying … English dictionary
crop-dusting — /krop dus ting/, n. the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane. * * * … Universalium

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