fly ash

noun

: fine solid particles of ashes, dust, and soot carried out from burning fuel (such as coal or oil) by the draft

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Coal, sand, gypsum, and fly ash, crucial ingredients in making cement, all arrive at the plant by truck, and huge trucks leave to deliver cement wherever it is needed within driving distance. Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024 The agency calculated the reduction of smog-forming pollutants and tiny particles of fly ash and dust that are expelled from coal-burning power plants would have $300 million in health benefits and $130 million in climate benefits. Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 The agency acknowledges that a key sample used in the original analysis contained fly ash. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024 Most of the ash used in Pines’ residential properties is called fly ash. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fly ash 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fly ash was in 1931

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“Fly ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ash. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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fly ash

noun
: fine solid particles consisting of ashes, dust, and soot carried out from burning fuel (as coal or oil) by the draft

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