truck-roll n.— «Telcos will rely on "truck-rolls" (the term for a service call) to install the new equipment and will focus on minimizing installation time and effort.» —“HomePNA Alliance Sees Continued Growth in Home...
bitch hook n.— «Joslan pointed out some of the historic equipment, including a hook and chain used to load logs onto railroad cars. “They called it the ‘bitch hook’—it was really hard to use.”» —“All aboard” by Dana...
coffin n.— «Unanimously passed a resolution that prohibits utility companies to place above-ground junction boxes, commonly called “coffins,” in areas where electrical equipment is run underground.» —“Ordinance on paying...
ghost-fishing n.— «“Ghost-fishing”—a term for lost or abandoned industrial scale fishing equipment that continues to catch fish—is an increasingly serious problem in the North Atlantic.» —“‘Ghost-fishing’ discovered in the...
clustering n.— «Operators are also consolidating behind-the-scenes functions, like embalming and casketing, and sharing hearses, backhoes, and other equipment among homes, a practice called “clustering.”» —“Death sector...
chalk n. the personnel and equipment that make up the load of an aircraft. Editorial Note: Almost certainly an extension of a chalk as a record-keeping mark, which dates at least 400 years. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)