slurry

noun

slur·ry | \ ˈslər-ē

, ˈslə-rē\

plural slurries

Definition of slurry

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)

slurry

verb

slurried; slurrying

Definition of slurry (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to convert into a slurry

Examples of slurry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

In the decades since then, aerial firefighting has grown in predictable ways, Crop dusters have transformed into air tankers, slapdash slurries have become researched scientific recipes. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Aviation Became Firefighters' Best Friend—And Then Their Worst Enemy," 2 Dec. 2016 The duo quickly replaced the slurry with an even better mixture. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Aviation Became Firefighters' Best Friend—And Then Their Worst Enemy," 2 Dec. 2016 Lahar is described as flow of pyroclastic material and slurry. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Guatemala volcano eruption kills at least 65, forces thousands to evacuate," 2 Oct. 2018 The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at times uses modified DC-10s that can drop 12,000 gallons (45,424 liters) of slurry, 12 times the amount carried by its standard smaller air tanker. — Lindsay Whitehurst, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Utah firefighter died after plane made drop," 20 Aug. 2018 Scott believed that Genzyme had misrepresented its approved use by suggesting it could also be crunched up and inserted as a slurry into wounds. — Vicky Ward, Town & Country, "The Bizarre Scandal That Brought Down General David Petraeus," 29 Nov. 2016 Environmental agencies on Friday were investigating why workers at a construction site were pumping a slurry of water and sediment directly into the Chicago River, creating a cloudy plume beneath the Randolph Street bridge. — Peter Kendall, chicagotribune.com, "Caught on camera: Worker pumps slurry into Chicago River, and now regulators are investigating," 15 June 2018 And it was built on a former lime slurry disposal pit that now includes a pond and other landscaping. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Glenn Rieder brings a new manufacturing facility to an old-school industrial area in West Allis," 22 June 2018 In late 2000, a Massey coal slurry reservoir collapsed, destroying everything in a 70-mile path in what was then the worst U.S. environmental disaster. — Steven Mufson, Washington Post, "Spurned by Trump and GOP, coal baron Don Blankenship seeks a second chance in West Virginia," 22 May 2018

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