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salting

British

/ ˈsɔːltɪŋ /

noun

(often plural) an area of low ground regularly inundated with salt water; often taken to include its halophyte vegetation; a salt marsh

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First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They could get a job now and start salting away that cash and get some great life lessons along the way.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

The Drexel team has been developing its cold-weather-resilient concrete mix over the last five years with the goal of reducing the freezing, thawing and salting that eats away at roads and other concrete surfaces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

The Department for Infrastructure said salting of "roads on the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice and snow has been undertaken through the night".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

Glancing up unexpectedly, Snowden gave him a wan, co-operative smile and shifted the position of his hips a bit so that Yossarian could begin salting the wound with sulfanilamide.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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