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crop-dusting

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crop-dust·ing (krpdstng)
n.
The process of spraying crops with powdered insecticides or fungicides from an airplane.
crop-dust v.
crop-dusting
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the spreading of fungicide, etc. on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft
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Noun1.crop-dustingcrop-dusting - the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
spraying
dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, diffusion - the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly


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LANCASTER - A crop-dusting pilot was killed when his helicopter crashed into an onion field in east Lancaster.
PILOT KILLED CROP-DUSTING HELICOPTER CRASHES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Recent news reports that the terrorists who attacked New York and Washington had made inquiries about crop-dusting planes underline the danger.
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE : Are we ready? by Davidson, Margaret / Commonweal
and Canadian helicopters used crop-dusting equipment to apply a selective poison to over 1,900 acres of lamprey "hot spots" in the river which connects Lake Superior to the four lower Great Lakes.
Assault on Lakes Lamprey by BOAT/U.S. Magazine
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