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antifouling paint
noun
Nautical.
- paint applied to the portion of a hull below the waterline to poison or discourage marine animals and plants that would otherwise cling to it.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of antifouling paint1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
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He said he’s had to start coating the bottom of his river boats with antifouling paint to prevent barnacles and other marine organisms from growing amid saltwater intrusion.
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To keep barnacles off hulls, boats are coated in antifouling paint that kills barnacle larvae.
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Her underwater hull is treated annually with antifouling paint to prevent barnacles and she is re-varnished every few weeks.
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Her antifouling paint was clean, and her lines beneath the swell of quarter and bows were fine.
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