hypermiler v.— «Hypermilers almost always run with the least amount of fuel burned in any number of circumstances.…Even using interior heat is a luxury an Insighter had better reconsider if he is considering Hypermiling year round...
global weirding n. an increase in severe or unusual environmental activity often attributed to global warming. Editorial Note: Global weirding includes an increase in average temperatures, heat waves, cold spells, hurricanes, blizzards, plant and...
global weirding n.— «I have heard global warming referred to as global “weirding.” That certainly seems to be the case at this point. Parts of Africa and Southern Europe are in the grips of a record breaking drought. The...
blacking out n.— «We haven’t been attacking the fire from the front, but controlling it from the flanks to stop it spreading.…The process was called “blacking out” which involved mopping up where the fire had burned already, dousing...
floor general n.— «The point guard is often referred to as the floor general as a good one will act as the coach on the floor, directing the troops during the heat of the battle.» —“Getting to grips with the floor general...
thermal runaway n.— «Thermal runaway is a condition in which the current for a fully charged nickel-cadmium battery rises out of proportion to the impressed-voltage level. This condition is caused when heat from oxygen recombination-an...