snivel gear n.— «I learned that snivel gear is for when you stop moving and Soldiers sneaking snivel gear will become heat casualties in the winter.» —“The Leadership Legacy of John Whyte” by Company Command: Jon...
fatting up n.— «Whitby-based highways engineer David Creek told the Whitby Gazette the summer heat had caused a process known as “fatting up” where the bitumen holding chippings in place gets softened and the chippings sink...
butt gravy n.— «It’s Butt Gravy time whenever it heats up here in the desert. The A/C compressor has failed twice, and the dash console once. All were during the summer heat.» —by Jeff Thomas in Mesa, Arizona The genuine...
Chechen ambush n.— «The insurgents had hoped to spring what is called a Chechen ambush. The strategy, Marines determined later, was to wound Marines attempting to enter the building. When other Marines came to help, an insurgent sniper...
thermage n.— «Another technology called thermage may help. “We’re pulsing at multi-layers of collagen, from the top all the way down, and then into the fat,” dermatologist Dr. Christine Glavey said. It uses radiofrequency to...
compost tea n.— «Other methods at the site include earthworm bins, compost “tea” brewers and a complex bioreactor that is designed to produce heat and energy.» —“Garbage In Compost Out—Low-Cost Source Of Fertilizer Is...