AONB n.— «“For anything with sea views we tend to go for sealed bids. They can go as much as £100,000 over the top although £25,000 is more usual.” This is occurring in an area where, says an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)...
natty n.— «Natural gas has taken a pounding. “Natty,” as it’s called in trading circles, has shed almost $10 in ten months, notching new contract lows last week following its explosion to $15 in the wake of Katrina...
slug n.— «Some processes occur very slowly and the amount of moisture in the natural gas does not change rapidly. In other cases, moisture spikes or “slugs” as they are called can occur with highly detrimental effects.» —“Factors to...
Manhattan-henge n.— «“It’s almost eerie to look at the reflections of sunlight off the north side and south side of the street,” said Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History...
auroral chorus n.— «The South Island of New Zealand and the Tierra del Fuego region of South America, plus the Antarctic Peninsula, are where the good displays of Aurora and auroral chorus can be seen and heard.» —“Part 2 of 3...
honking adj.— «Mrs.Phillip J. King decided she’d take the candlestick off the mantel, the big ugly honking thing I’d already given to Deputy Dale.» —by T.R. Pearson Glad News of the Natural World Apr. 18, 2005. (source:...