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- verb Present participle of
pretreat .
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Examples
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Road crews in both states and the District prepared for snow as they normally do, pretreating streets with salt and, in some cases, a calcium chloride mix, intended to melt the initial snow or ice.
Washington lurches to its feet after hard-hitting storm Ashley Halsey III 2011
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We began pretreating a couple of days ago, and we had salt trucks out today by 10 a.m.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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"Motorists think that pretreating will mean the road is going to be free and clear when it snows," she said.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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"Motorists think that pretreating will mean the road is going to be free and clear when it snows," she said.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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We began pretreating a couple of days ago, and we had salt trucks out today by 10 a.m.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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We began pretreating a couple of days ago, and we had salt trucks out today by 10 a.m.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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An effort to prevent the Capital Beltway from turning into a skating rink accidentally turned it into one Friday morning when a contractor pretreating the highway to melt snow mistakenly spread the wrong mixture.
Md. agency mistakenly slicks Beltway with slippery liquid, causing crashes Ashley Halsey III 2010
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"Motorists think that pretreating will mean the road is going to be free and clear when it snows," she said.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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We began pretreating a couple of days ago, and we had salt trucks out today by 10 a.m.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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"Motorists think that pretreating will mean the road is going to be free and clear when it snows," she said.
Snowstorm in Washington area causes accidents, cuts short work- and school days Ashley Halsey III 2010
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