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dust-off

dust-off noun: the act of removing dust from something.

Noun

dust-off (plural dust-offs)

  1. The act of removing dust from something.
  2. (Vietnam War) A medical helicopter.

Forms of dust-off

pluraldust-offs

Questions about dust-off

What does dust-off mean?
Dust-off means the act of removing dust from something.
What part of speech is dust-off?
Dust-off is a noun.
What is the plural of dust-off?
The plural of dust-off is dust-offs.

Words near dust-off in the dictionary

  1. dust-coloured
  2. dust-devil
  3. dust-devils
  4. dust-free
  5. Dust-Hole
  6. dust-off
  7. dust-offs
  8. dust-out
  9. dust-outs
  10. dust-ridden
  11. dust-tight

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