hollow army n.— «“Right now, we have a hollow Army,” responded Gen. E. C. Meyer, Army chief of staff, in what turned out to be the bluntest response. “I don’t believe the current budget responds to the Army’s needs for the...
Fedders building n.— «The recent proliferation on detached house blocks of multi-family housing, characterized by some as “Fedders buildings” for the name on the air-conditioning sleeves, prompted local officials to request...
top hat n.— «A similar fuselage length and slightly taller horizontal stabilizer would limit the need to change airport and maintenance infrastructures now sized to accommodate 747s. The larger tail might require the addition of only a...
global gag rule n.— «Denying U.S. aid to family planning organizations and imposing a global gag rule will only increase the need for abortion.» —“Int’l Family Planning: Smith Tries Again” Abortion Report June 6, 1997...