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mudcap

mudcap noun: an explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.

Noun

mudcap (plural mudcaps)

  1. An explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.

Verb

mudcap (third-person singular simple present mudcaps, present participle mudcapping, simple past and past participle mudcapped)

  1. To cover an explosive charge in mud, sand, etc. before detonation, instead of placing it in a borehole.

Forms of mudcap

Noun
pluralmudcaps
Verb
third-person singular presentmudcaps
present participlemudcapping
past participlemudcapped
pastmudcapped

Origin of mudcap

From mud + cap.

Questions about mudcap

What does mudcap mean?
Mudcap means an explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.
What part of speech is mudcap?
Mudcap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mudcap?
The plural of mudcap is mudcaps.

Words near mudcap in the dictionary

  1. Mudbura
  2. Mudburra
  3. mudbutt
  4. mudcake
  5. mudcaked
  6. mudcap
  7. mudcapped
  8. mudcapping
  9. mudcaps
  10. mudcat
  11. mudcats

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