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单词 rock dust
释义

rock dust


noun

a crushed limestone sprayed on surfaces in mines to make coal dust incombustible in case of a gas explosion.

Origin of rock dust

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby rock dust

Rock Creek Butte, rock cress, rock crystal, rock cycle, rock dove, rock dust, rock-eel, Rockefeller, Rockefeller, John D., Rockefeller, Nelson, rock elm
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Example sentences from the Web for rock dust

  • The flame of the explosion can't pass through and the fire can't jump a rock-dust barrier.

    The Boy With the U.S. Miners|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • Rain and rock-dust had smeared all things alike in this gray roasting shambles.

    She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
  • Little clouds of rock-dust rose above the bear, in front of him, behind him, and below him.

    Tenting To-night|Mary Roberts Rinehart
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