mudcap

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noun

An explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.

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Meanings

nounmudcap (plural mudcaps)

plural mudcaps

  1. businessAn explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.
verbmudcap (third-person singular simple present mudcaps, present participle mudcapping, simple past and past participle mudcapped)

present singular third person mudcaps · participle present mudcapping · participle past mudcapped · past mudcapped

  1. businessTo cover an explosive charge in mud, sand, etc. before detonation, instead of placing it in a borehole.

Origin

From mud + cap.

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Cite this entry
APA

mudcap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcap

MLA

“mudcap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudcap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcap.

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