dustoff
/ˈdʌstˌɔf/
verb
- To remove dust from something by wiping or brushing.
- I need to dustoff the picture frames on the wall.
- Please dustoff the shelves before the guests arrive.
- He dusted off his old jacket before wearing it to the party.
- To prepare something for use again after a period of neglect.
- He dusted off his Spanish skills before the trip to Mexico.
- She dusted off her guitar and started practicing again.
- The coach dusted off the old playbook for the championship game.
noun
- A military helicopter mission to evacuate wounded soldiers from a battlefield.
- During the war, dustoff crews saved countless lives under enemy fire.
- The pilot flew a dangerous dustoff to rescue the injured troops.
- The soldier radioed for a dustoff after the ambush.
- The act of cleaning or removing dust from a surface.
- A weekly dustoff keeps the living room looking fresh.
- I gave the bookshelf a quick dustoff with a cloth.
- She did a dustoff of her desk before starting work.