dead man’s switch n.— «This pyrotechnic crew won’t be sitting around, though, until the “dead man’s switch,” as it is called, is clicked to start the show. Until then, they’re moving boxes, cutting tape and sorting through...
Friedman unit n.— «Apparently Tom Friedman is saying alternative energy development is about one or two Friedman unit’s (F.U.”s) away. Check back in December!» —“I’m currently watching a tape of last night’s Daily...
hunnerd-mile-an-hour tape n.— «In General Aviation, they call it “hunnerd-mile-an-hour” tape, for obvious if not comforting reasons.» —“Re: How do I ride to work?” by Aaron Usenet: rec.bicycles...
hunnert-mile-an-hour tape n.— «The holes they have in them are adequately held together by duct tape, or as we used to call it on the Colorado river, “hunnert-mile-an-hour tape.” And if you run across noisy, obnoxious New...
hundred mile an hour tape n.— «If you are not going to be operating the car in a hot weather environment then grab your hacksaw, your two hundred mile an hour tape and get busy.» —by B. Watson How to Build and Modify Intake and...
hundred-mile-an-hour tape n. a narrow roll of strong plastic, acrylic, or woven fiber backed with a strong adhesive; duct tape. Also two-hundred-mile-an-hour tape. Editorial Note: Duct tape is just one kind of adhesive tape that is called...