garbage picker n.— «Because of his size and strength, players who can recover rebounds and put them in the back of the net are affectionately known as “garbage pickers.” So, were those garbage goals?» —“Draft prospect Wilson eyes a...
alphabet title n.— «Four world champs may be confusing enough for some, but then we can add the WBU, IBO and IBA among others. The “lesser” belts such as the WBU and IBA are often referred to as alphabet titles and are not given much...
game n.— «Huntingtonnews.net has been looking into this and we’ve interviewed people who have knowledge of how the “game” is played. That’s what some addicts call the search for heroin and the injecting of it...
Oregon grate n.— «Commonly called the “Oregon grate,” the fish exclusion device fits onto the box trawl net traditionally used by pink shrimpers, allowing fishers to scoop shrimp off the sea floor without accidentally catching...
net zero n.— «Its goal is to take the Casa Grande plant off the power grid, or nearly so, and run it almost entirely on renewable fuels and recycled water. Net zero, as the concept is called, has the backing of the highest levels of...
bubble-net n.— «A light wind blew in from the ocean, and the skipper had stopped his boat to watch three 30-ton humpback whales lunging from the waves or circling to make so-called bubble-nets in which they like to catch clouds of small...