COLT
n.— «Verizon has several mobile units in its reserve known by their animalistic acronyms: COWs and COLTs (for cells on wheels and cells on light trucks).» —“Inauguration Crowd Will Test Cellphone Networks” by Matt Richtel New York Times Jan. 18, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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