cut and shut n.— «Stretch limos, which can have up to 16 seats, are often imported from the US, where different safety laws apply. Some are adapted to become stretch limos by a process called “cut and shut,” where two vehicles...
flyover n.— «A $60 million road project, which in late 2006 replaced the notorious Sagamore rotary with a straight stretch of highway heading over the Sagamore Bridge and onto the Cape.…The figures indicate that the new...
fortuna scar n.— «Common scars are formed when the body builds a special kind of sturdy connective material, called collagen fibers, that stretch over the wound and give it additional protection. This results in the creation of what is...
mommy makeover n.— «Dr. David A. Stoker, a plastic surgeon in Marina Del Rey, Calif., has a surgical cure for the ravages of motherhood. He, like many plastic surgeons nationwide, calls it a “mommy makeover.” Aimed at mothers, it usually...
drive stun n.— «The gun looks like a water pistol so it can’t be mistaken for a firearm, Higgins said. A battery powering a microphone and camera linked to a built-in computer chip snap into the handle so that any use of the gun can be...
foaming n.— «About seven miles in the middle of the stretch between Kasilof and Bridge Access Road got a makeover last year, a project that involved grinding up the old pavement and injecting the mass with asphalt— a process called...