Meanings
nounmetal detecting (uncountable)
- uncountableThe hobby of using a metal detector to hunt for buried coins or archaeological artifacts.
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metal detecting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metal%20detecting
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