helitack n. firefighting that uses helicopters (to deploy firefighters, gear, water, etc.). Also adj. Etymological Note: helicopter + attack (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
battle rattle n. (protective) military gear worn in combat situations. Editorial Note: An identical term dating to at least 1945 and meaning “nervousness in the face of combat” or “combat fatigue” is apparently separately derived. “Battle rattle”...
startex
n.— «We haven’t really had Startex yet. We seem to be easing into it, starting wearing our gear, etc. before the actual play begins.» —“Spinning up” by Oneguy in Iraq MREater (Boise, Idaho) Oct. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
386 generation n.— «Many of them were imprisoned while staging anti-government and unification activities in the 1980s. They belong to the so-called “386 Generation.”» —“Student Activists in 1980s Gear Up for New Social Movement” Korea...
tack v.— «A rider’s saddle and gear weighs about four pounds, so he needs to weigh 112 if he intends to, in racing parlance, “tack” at 116.» —“Jockeys play weighting game” by Jim Wells Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) July 3, 2004. (source: Double...