roar of the four n.— «This photo taken around 1940 shows the old “roar of the four” as folks referred to it when four streetcar tracks, two privately owned and two public, dominated the center of the street.» —“Will We Ever Get...
lapper n.— «Cold comfort as it may be, hooning is not an exclusively Brisbane problem. In Hobart, hoons do what is called “block bombing” where they roar around the CBD block. In Ipswich, hoons are called “lappers...
block bombing n.— «Cold comfort as it may be, hooning is not an exclusively Brisbane problem. In Hobart, hoons do what is called “block bombing” where they roar around the CBD block.» —“Academic interest in...
cowdust hour n.— «Far away a faint roar signaled the mounting confusion of Delhi’s rush hour—the “cowdust hour” with its pungent odor of thousands of fires kindled in preparation for the evening meal.» —by Elwyn M...
party mix n.— «The gun fires 70 rounds per second. The rounds include what crew members refer to as a “party mix” of uranium-hardened bullets and high-explosive devices.» —“A-10 military jets roar into...