key holing n.— «In addition to controlling the construction of docks and other lakeshore structures, “key holing” or “funneling”—a term for places where property owners who don’t live on the lake can gain access to it—will be another issue for the...
duck walking n.— «Once the vehicle gains traction, keep a steady pace until clear and onto solid ground. Some off-road drivers use a method called “duck walking,” in which the wheels are turned lock to lock while trying to gain traction.» —“Getting...
sledging n.— «Pera’s plan is to spread the gospel of riverboarding, or “sledging” as it’s known in Pera’s native New Zealand.» —“‘Sledging’ tries to gain foothold in U.S.” by Jason Blevins Denver Post (Colo.) July 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
riverboarding n.— «Pera’s plan is to spread the gospel of riverboarding, or “sledging” as it’s known in Pera’s native New Zealand.» —“‘Sledging’ tries to gain foothold in U.S.” by Jason Blevins Denver Post (Colo.) July 12, 2005. (source: Double...
Neoconzo adj.— «While Suskind found his lesson disturbing, other writers are only too willing to embrace “history’s actors.” In return they gain access denied to the mainstream press. This gives rise to what we can call “neoconzo” journalism...
crypsis n.— «In those insect which gain protection from mechanisms other than crypsis (warning, threat and flash coloration), or even in those cryptic moths which benefit from resembling dead leaves, the melanics are rare, recessive, sub-lethal and...
