crop-dusting

crop-dust·ing

[krop-duhs-ting]
noun
the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
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crop-dust

[krop-duhst]
verb (used with object)
to subject (a field) to crop-dusting.
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crop-dusting
 
n
the spreading of fungicide, etc on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft

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