FOULING


Meaning of FOULING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of foul (IV)

1. : an accumulation of deposits : incrustation

fouling in sewage pipes

marine fouling

2. : a deposit left in the bore of a gun after firing that consists of the powder residue and in small arms of a thin plating of the bullet metal

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