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metal detectoring

metal detectoring noun: the use of a hand-held metal detector to find buried items, especially as a hobby; metal-detecting.

Noun

metal detectoring (uncountable)

  1. The use of a hand-held metal detector to find buried items, especially as a hobby; metal-detecting.

Forms of metal detectoring

alternative formmetal-detectoring

Questions about metal detectoring

What does metal detectoring mean?
Metal detectoring means the use of a hand-held metal detector to find buried items, especially as a hobby; metal-detecting.
What part of speech is metal detectoring?
Metal detectoring is a noun.

Words near metal detectoring in the dictionary

  1. metal cluster compounds
  2. metal complex
  3. metal complexes
  4. metal detecting
  5. metal detector
  6. metal detectoring
  7. metal detectorist
  8. metal detectorists
  9. metal detectors
  10. metal fume fever
  11. metal halide lamp

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