salting

British

/ ˈsɔːltɪŋ /

noun

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

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First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

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

From BBC • May 18, 2024

They could get a job now and start salting away that cash and get some great life lessons along the way.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

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 • Mar. 18, 2024

"Oho. Well, she'd profit from some salting, no doubt. Too soft and bland, that one. Or am I wrong?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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