sea-hab n.— «Some crab fishermen refer to their time offshore as “sea-hab.”» —“Commercial Fishermen, Battling the Elements Between Commercials” by Charles McGrath in Unalaska, Alaska New York Times Apr...
boat proctologist n.— «One Dutch Harbor resident, Jeff Whited, who calls himself a “boat proctologist”—that is, someone who goes down into the bowels of a vessel to fix an engine or a prop shaft—said, “I hate these movie stars” while...
out the road adv.— «“Out the road”—There is a road that goes out of Juneau northwest along the coast that dead-ends after 30 or 40-some miles. There are other roads that go a ways and dead-end, but they are shorter, and they aren’t...
party fishing n.— «In fact, they were nice enough not to cite a friend of mine who, while I was talking to troopers, freed a salmon from the end of my line, bonked it on the head, and used it to fill his three-fish limit for the day. That...
elephant cage n.— «You probably wouldn’t expect to find an elephant cage on an air base, but Elmendorf Air Base in Alaska has something like one—although there are no elephants in this cage. This is, in fact, a “AN/FLR-9 Circularly...
mud hen n.— «Alaska Air two weeks ago retired the last of its dedicated fleet of banged-up old Boeing 737-200s affectionately known as “mud hens.”» —“Arctic Eagles Bid Mud Hens Farewell At Alaska Airlines” by...