crop-dusting
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What else does crop-dusting mean? In slang, crop-dusting is the act of moving while passing gas, usually silently, thereby “dusting” other people or an area with the gas.
Example Sentences
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AeroDrone, which made crop-dusting drones prior to the war and now supplies Ukraine’s armed forces, makes unmanned aircraft that can carry up to 300 kilograms or fly up to several thousand kilometres in certain configurations.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
Well before "Silent Spring" was published, a crop-dusting industry developed on the Great Plains in the years after World War II to apply newly commercialized pesticides.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
Trevithick says crop-dusting planes proved to be efficient and simple, given their original purpose as agricultural implements.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2022
His father, Joseph Biden Sr., started a crop-dusting business, and after it flopped, cleaned boilers and sold cars.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2021
Sometimes the ponds receive not only contaminated runoff but also a direct dose as crop-dusting pilots neglect to shut off the duster in passing over a pond.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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