armchair pilot n.— «The United States Army is gong to weed out its “swivel chair” airplane pilots by making all air corps officers with fifteen or more years’ service take tests to determine their flying ability.» —“Army...
toe-popper n.— «“Toe-popper wounds”—in which toes are explosivley amputated—are a typical result of ingenious booby traps used by the Viet Cong in Vietnam.» —“Booby Traps Taking Toll in Vietnam” in Washington, D.C...
iron ride n.— «Some of the old iron rides in new dress, of course, have been revived. Perhaps they are even more devilish than they were in the old days. A twin-track roller coaster has been built and two sets of cars soar down the...
check off fee n.— «Also Monday, the court upheld a federal program that requires beef producers to pay $1 for each head of cattle sold in, or imported into, the USA for a fund that produces advertising such as the “Beef: It’s What’s...
rice bowl n.— «Gingrich pledged “to cooperate in any way I can on a bipartisan basis in really rethinking all of this” because the effort is “going to require not only reshaping the rice bowls at the Pentagon but...
rice bowl n.— «But some also comes from an institutional, bureaucratic drive to have more airplanes and a bigger share of Navy and Defense Department budgets. “The air-systems people saw that whole program as a gigantic rice bowl...