"dust-off" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dust-offs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust-off (plural dust-offs)
  1. The act of removing dust from something.
    Sense id: en-dust-off-en-noun-nD-CZMrP
  2. (military, Vietnam War) A medical helicopter. Categories (topical): Military, Aircraft
    Sense id: en-dust-off-en-noun-1G48gDFb Disambiguation of Aircraft: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 86 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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