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Crop-dusting

Noun:

A method of spraying crops with pesticides or fertilizers from an airplane.

Example sentence: The farmers hired a crop-dusting service to protect their crops from pests.

Verb:

The act of aerially applying chemicals to crops using an airplane.

Example sentence: The pilot spent the morning crop-dusting the fields, ensuring even distribution of the pesticide.

Slang:

A term used to describe driving or riding very close to the car in front in order to use their slipstream to gain speed.

Example sentence: He was crop-dusting down the highway, trying to take advantage of the draft.