salting

/ ˈsɔːltɪŋ /

noun

1. often plural an area of low ground regularly inundated with salt water; often taken to include its halophyte vegetation; a salt marsh

Example Sentences

Rock samples dating from 1995 to 1997 were analysed and found to have been tampered with through a process called salting.

From BBC

He talks with his hands and taps his feet, salting his anecdotes with friendly F-bombs, catching his breath only long enough to take a puff of his distinctively scented e-cigarettes.

From New York Times

The Drexel team has been developing its cold-weather-resilient concrete mix over the last five years with the goal of reducing the freezing, thawing and salting that eats away at roads and other concrete surfaces.

From Science Daily

My method was always bringing the steak to room temperature, salting it heavily, then cooking it in a cast-iron pan that was scorchingly hot before basting with butter, garlic thyme and rosemary.

From Salon

The Department for Infrastructure said salting of "roads on the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice and snow has been undertaken through the night".

From BBC