salt spreading
De-icing the pavement
Salt spreading is the practice of distributing salt or salt-based mixtures on roads and walkways to melt ice or prevent its formation.
Municipal crews engage in salt spreading before and during winter storms: The city began salt spreading at 4 a.m. ahead of the freeze.
The term also covers applying salt to other surfaces, as when curing meat or seasoning food.
- iceWater's solid form
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- winter stormSevere cold-season weather
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
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winter road treatment method
salt spreadingplowing
Turning earth for crops
snow plowing · snow removal · snow blowing · ice scraping · clearing
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