nines n.— «Priding itself on its “five-nines” reliability pedigree—VeriSign’s uptime performance of running dot-net and dot-net is 100 percent—the company is guaranteeing the same reliability for operator customers...
torpedo n.— «Plastic bottles filled with urine are often called “torpedoes.”…”We hit them. They explode. The operator ends up wearing this stuff.”» —“Roadside Waste Measure Advances” by Lynn...
wizzo n. among military aircraft personnel, a weapons systems operator. Etymological Note: Pronunciation of the first letters of weapons systems operator or officer. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
wizzo n.— «A skilled “Wizzo”—weapons-systems operator—can achieve good accuracy with only one aiming device, but the planners established the “double lock” rule to make sure the right targets were hit...
breastaurant n.— «Trial began last week in a lawsuit filed by Hooters of America against a rival “breastaurant” operator named WingHouse, which also relies on curvy waitresses to sell sports-bar food and drink to a clientele...
ratline n.— «I remember a ratline operator helping my nephew escape just after Christmas for two thousand dollars.» —“Escapes For Sale” by Bob Deindorfer in Vienna, Austria Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 1950...