The threats range from diesel exhaust and unchecked forest fires fouling the air to untreated waste poisoning the water.
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Fouling
/ˈfaʊlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fouling" (56 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Noun(11 words)
biofoulingbiological foulingblockbreak the rulesclogcloggingcokingcommit an infractioncontaminatecontaminatingcontamination
Strong matches (16)
Related words (28)
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
polluting air
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More general
11 entriesbiofouling processcontaminationcontamination of surfacesdegradationdirtyinginfringementobstructionpollutionrule violationsurface conditionsurface contamination
More specific
23 entriesalgae growthalgal foulingbacterial foulingbarnacle adhesionbiofilm formationbiofoulingdefilehandballhull foulingkick foulmineral foulingmussel adhesionorganic foulingparticulate foulingpipe foulingpushing
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Collocations
13 entriesbiofoulingbiofouling organismsfouling agentsfouling controlfouling layerfouling matterfouling mitigationfouling of surfacesfouling ratefouling resistancefouling tendencyhull foulingmarine fouling
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
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A new type of fouling point indicator is being tried out by the London Transport Executive. Until now the standard method of indicating the point nearest to a junction of two stabling roads where a train can stand without fouling the adjacent road has been by fixing the letters "FP" [fouling point] to the sleepers of the road concerned.
Source: wiktionary
Probably, rifling evolved from the early observation of the feathers on an arrow-and from the practical results of cutting channels in a musket, originally to reduce fouling, then because it was found to improve accuracy of the shot.
Source: wiktionary