Meanings
nouncrop-dusting (usually uncountable, plural crop-dustings)
plural crop-dustings · alternative cropdusting · alternative crop dusting
- uncountableusuallyThe application of fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides onto crops from an aircraft
verb
alternative cropdusting · alternative crop dusting
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of crop-dust
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
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Translations
French épandage aérien, pulvérisation aérienne
- épandage aérienapplication of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft
- pulvérisation aérienneapplication of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft
Polish agrolotnictwo
- agrolotnictwoapplication of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft
Spanish aplicación aérea de plaguicidas, fumigación de cultivos
- aplicación aérea de plaguicidasapplication of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft
- fumigación de cultivosapplication of chemicals onto crops from an aircraft
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APA
crop-dusting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop-dusting
MLA
“crop-dusting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop-dusting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crop-dusting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crop-dusting.
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