crop-dusting

ˈkrɒpˌdʌstɪŋ

Definition

Definition of crop-dusting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculture

TECH.

spraying crops with chemicals from an aircraft

TECH.

Crop-dusting helps protect the fields from pests.

humorous

Rare

Slang

breaking wind in public while walking past others

Rare

Slang

He laughed about his crop-dusting in the crowded room.

farting

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Images of crop-dusting

spraying crops with chemicals from an aircraft

Origin of crop-dusting

English, crop (harvest) + dust (sprinkle)

Examples of crop-dusting in a sentence

Crop-dusting is essential for large-scale agriculture.
The elevator was silent until his crop-dusting caused giggles.
She blamed the dog for her crop-dusting at the party.

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French:pulvérisation aérienne, lâcher de gaz, ...
German:Flugzeugbesprühung, Furzverhalten, ...
Italian:irrorazione delle colture, sgasare, ...
Spanish:fumigación aérea, flatulencia, ...
Portuguese:pulverização aérea, pum ambulante, ...
Chinese:飞机喷洒农药, 过路放屁, ...
Japanese:農薬散布, すかしっ屁, ...
Arabic:رَشّ المَحاصيل, إطلاق الريح أثناء المرور, ...
Hebrew:רִיסוּס אווִירִי, פְּלִיצַת־מַעֲבָר, ...
Russian:авиаопрыскивание, шутливое пускание ветра, ...
Ukrainian:авіахімічна обробка, пустощі, ...
Hindi:फसल छिड़काव, ...
Bengali:ফসল স্প্রে করা, বাতকর্ম, ...
Catalan:ruixat de cultius, pet, ...
Czech:letecký postřik, prdění za chůze mezi lidmi, ...
Danish:afgrødesprøjtning, pruttesky, ...
Dutch:luchtbespuiting, scheetwals, ...
Greek:ψεκασμός καλλιεργειών, πέρασμα αερίων, ...
Hungarian:légi permetezés, mások mellett elsétálva eleresztett fingás, ...
Khmer:ការបាញ់ថ្នាំគីមីលើដំណាំពីយន្តហោះ, ការផោមនៅទីសាធារណៈពេលដើរកាត់អ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:농약 살포, 크롭더스팅, ...
Persian:سمپاشی هوایی, باد شکم, ...
Polish:opryskiwanie z powietrza, puszczanie bąków, ...
Portuguese (BR):pulverização aérea, pum ambulante, ...
Romanian:stropirea culturilor, a trage vânturi, ...
Swedish:grödor besprutning, pruttpromenad, ...
Thai:การฉีดพ่นพืช, การผายลมในที่สาธารณะ, ...
Turkish:uçakla ilaçlama, gaz çıkarma, ...
Vietnamese:phun thuốc trừ sâu, việc xì hơi, ...

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