NEV n.— «Neighborhood electric vehicles, commonly called NEVs, are cheap to drive, comparable to the cost of a gasoline car that gets 150 miles per gallon, and affordable.» —“Jackson City Council supports electric...
sealer n.— «While the case is unusual the first of this kind in the county in at least seven years it’s pretty straightforward, said Jim Delperdang, who is what’s called the “sealer” for the county’s Weights & Measures...
rose stem n.— «George Scott, a business owner who represents the Upper Albany Merchants Association, said he and other leaders in Hartford’s North End also are trying to get merchants to stop selling drug paraphernalia such as the...
motor spirit n.— «If this total were all petrol—what the oil industry calls “gasoline,” PMS, or “motor spirit,” it would indeed be a bonanza.» —“Oil Bonanza? Let Us Get Real” by Vivian Craddock...
marslops n.— «Leased by Trafigura, a global oil and metals trading company, it was pausing on its way to Estonia to unload what the company said was 250 tons of “marslops” or “regular slops.” That is the wash water from cleaning a ship’s...
junque n.— «The pots made from old gasoline cans and decorated with “flowers” made from reused stove knobs give you an idea of just how passionate Little is about gardening with, as she calls it, “junque...