holy helo
n.— «Carrier battle groups at sea set aside a helicopter—fondly known as the “holy helo”—to fly chaplains of different faiths from ship to ship in order to celebrate services with sailors and Marines while at sea.» —“Military works to accommodate all holy days” by Lisa Burgess in Arlington, Virginia Stars & Stripes May 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Our discussion of Anglo-Saxon kennings inspired listener Paul Holler of Arlington Heights, Illinois, to write a lovely poem exploring the idea of the kenning sea-guest, meaning “sailor,” and what it means to be a guest of the sea and what that says...
Jane Alberdeston is a poet who lives in Norfolk, Virginia, but she’s originally from Puerto Rico, and notes that in the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan, there’s a famous statue of Christopher Columbus with his finger pointing toward the horizon. In...