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wetdowns

wetdowns is the plural of wetdown.

Meaning of wetdown

Noun

wetdown (plural wetdowns)

  1. The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.
    • Water trucks needed for wetdowns are used often. Camera cranes and scissor lifts used to lift a camera and one or more operators high above the ground are also frequently requested.1990, Michael Horwin, Careers in Film and Video Production, page 70
  2. A traditional ceremony of spraying water over a new fire truck before it is placed into service.

Questions about wetdowns

What is wetdowns the plural of?
Wetdowns is the plural of wetdown.

Words near wetdowns in the dictionary

  1. wetbird
  2. wetbirds
  3. wetbrain
  4. wetbrains
  5. wetdown
  6. wetdowns
  7. wetdream
  8. wetdreams
  9. wetfast
  10. wetfastness
  11. wethead

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