Definition of "crop-dusting" []

• The process of spraying crops with powdered insecticides or fungicides from an airplane. (noun)

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• "Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta got its start as a crop-dusting operation in the deep South."
• "And the 9/11 hijackers had looked into purchasing crop-dusting planes in the States that they believed might be suitable for dispersing chemical or biological agents."
• "Stuart Speiser 1923-2010 Attorney Stuart Speiser was a onetime crop-dusting pilot who helped establish the field of aviation tort law by litigating some of the deadliest crashes in history."