salt down

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salt something down

to place salt on something, such as icy roads. I won't go out until midmorning, after they have salted the roads down. I hope they salt down the roads soon.

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The weather people predicted that we would get some sort of precipitation, but the Department of Transportation didn''t have the resources or perhaps didn''t really think ahead to salt down the roads in preparation for the wintery weather. Driving in Bad Weather by Brenda Williams / Travel, recreation and leisure community Blackhawk helicopters were to be used to dump sand and salt down river of the ice jam to help get the water flowing again and reduce flood pressure on the city. Ice-jammed floodwaters, blizzard swamp N. Dakota by AFP / AFP American Edition Blackhawk helicopters were to be used to dump sand and salt down river of the ice jam to help get the water flowing again and reduce flood pressure on the city. Ice-jammed floodwaters, blizzard swamp N. Dakota by AFP / AFP Global Edition			sag under sage advice said sail sail against sail along sail around sail close to the wind sail for some place sail from some place to some place else sail in sail into sail through sail under false colors sail under false colours sail up a river sailing saint sake salad salad days sale sally forth salt salt away salt down salt of the earth salt with salute with salvage from sam same same as same difference Same here same o ' same o ' same old same old same old story same to you sand sand down sands of time sandwich sandwich between sang froid Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit sardine satiate with satisfy satisfy by satisfy with			salt cake salt cake salt cake Salt cedar Salt cedar Salt cellar Salt City Derby Girls salt cod Salt Comes After Barnacle Shavings Salt Converter Cation Self-Regenerating Suppressor Salt Creek Field Unit Salt Creek Golf Retreat Salt Creek Sports Car Club salt crust Salt crystal Salt crystal Salt crystal Salt crystals Salt crystals Salt crystals Salt deficiency Salt deficiency Salt deficiency salt depletion salt depletion salt depletion salt dome salt dome Salt domes Salt domes salt down salt error salt fever salt field salt finger salt fingers Salt fish salt flat salt flat Salt Flats Salt Flats Salt Flats Speed Shop salt flowers Salt Fork State Park Salt garden Salt garden Salt gauge Salt glacier salt gland salt gland salt gland Salt Glaze Salt glaze pottery salt glazes Salt glazing salt glow salt grainer salt grass salt hay salt haze

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