Definition of "spalling" []

• Present participle of spall. (verb)

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• "Concrete spalling occurs when moisture is wicked into the foundation from the ground and the lime in the concrete mix leeches out."
• "A shaped charge can fire a jet of white-hot gas right through the armor of a tank, causing "spalling," a swirling mist of metal shrapnel that can shred the soldiers within."
• "While the "spalling," or weakening and flaking, of concrete under the deck does not affect the bridge's integrity, Mr. Capone asked members of the public to notify the Turnpike"