Meanings
nounroad salt (uncountable)
- uncountableSalt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads. (Often rock salt or calcium chloride.)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 融雪劑 /融雪剂, 道路融雪劑 /道路融雪剂
- 融雪劑 /融雪剂 (róngxuějì)deicing or anti-icing salt
- 道路融雪劑 /道路融雪剂 (dàolù róngxuějì)deicing or anti-icing salt
Dutch strooizout
- strooizoutdeicing or anti-icing salt
Finnish maantiesuola
- maantiesuoladeicing or anti-icing salt
German Streusalz, Auftausalz
- Streusalzdeicing or anti-icing salt
- Auftausalzdeicing or anti-icing salt
- Tausalzdeicing or anti-icing salt
Swedish vägsalt, salt
- vägsaltdeicing or anti-icing salt
- saltdeicing or anti-icing salt
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APA
road salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20salt
MLA
“road salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20salt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “road salt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20salt.
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