macro tunnel
n.— «“Macro tunnels” are like miniature, traditional greenhouses. Shallow dirt canals are dug into the soil to use as walkways and slopes between act as elevated planting beds. The tunnels are then covered with a tarp in the same dome-style fashion as larger greenhouses.» —“Tomato, Tom-ah-to – No Matter How You Say It, Greenhouse Project Increases Harvest and Family Income” MarketWarch Dec. 4, 20008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Tom in Tallahassee, Florida, wonders why he and his fellow buddies called the store on a ship the gedunk, also geedunk, and also applied the word to the sweets and other goodies they purchased there. As Paul Dickson notes in his book War Slang, some...
If you want to be a better writer, try skipping today’s bestsellers, and read one from the 1930’s instead. Or read something besides fiction in order to find your own metaphors and perspective. Plus, just because a city’s name looks familiar doesn’t...