hub dot n.— «The inside of this insert contained the actual Blu-ray disk. The disk was attached to the cardboard with a so-called “hub dot,” a small foam button used to fasten CDs and DVDs to all kinds of surfaces...
pea shake house n.— «In the days before the Muncie game, long lines of cars formed at the Cities Service gas station at Sixteenth Street and Senate Avenue, the hub of basketball betting. Paychecks were wagered in the Chrysler and Allison...
salon-hang n.— «We’ve got them hanging eight-high along the walls—a “salon-hang,” as they call it—and it’s just chocka-block.» —“New heights for Linden” Arts Hub Australia (South Melbourne, Victoria...
high-speed overnight n.— «If you do not have at least 8 hours off between duty periods then it’s not rest, it’s duty, so you’d stay on duty all night long (even if you happen to go to a hotel for a few of those hours). This is referred to...
Midland Empire n.— «A true hub city and gateway to the West, Billings has become the commercial, health care, and cultural capital of the “Midland Empire,” a vast area of agricultural, mountainous, wilderness, and sometimes...
aerotropolis n.— «This phenomenon is not new, Bender and others say. It even has a name, which was coined by University of North Carolina professor John Kasarda: the aerotropolis. The idea is that major business centers have always...