boohoo breakfast n.— «“It’s the first realization that they will leave you at some point,” said Mary Morel, a mother of four, including 5-year-old twins who started kindergarten at Safety Harbor Elementary School on Wednesday...
witness mark n.— «There may be witness marks (scrapes and gouges) on the road surface that may suggest a post-impact movement of a vehicle.» —by George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters Automotive Vehicle Safety Dec., 2002...
dead man’s switch n. especially in railroad usage, a safety device meant to stop or slow a vehicle or machine if its operator releases the controls. Also dead man’s handle, dead man’s brake, dead man’s lever, dead man’s pedal. (source: Double...
stoplog n.— «When the levee was completed 10 years ago the only gap was the one created for the railway tracks. The tracks made floodgates impossible, so the solution chosen is what is called a “stoplog” system. This system consists of...
pour-over will n.— «What your attorney probably has suggested is that you execute what is known as a pour over will. A pour over will essentially leaves all your property to your trust. The pour over will is sort of an estate plan’s...
sheetrockero n.— «It may be necessary to use spanglish if that is what workers use (e.g., sheetrockero, for a person who works with sheetrock).» —by Committee on Earth Resources National Research Council of the National...