ground-truthing n.— «“We use satellite infrared and ultraviolet photographs and examine the number of light bands,” he said this morning. “This gives us an idea of the richness of the habitat.” Through the method...
grandmother cell n.— «The Grandmother cell.…Should one suppose that the cellular abstraction process goes so far that there exists for every meaningful structure of whose specific recognition a person is capable (for example...
horse blanket n.— «At JRTC most light infantry task forces conduct platoon- and squad-sized search and attack in specified areas dividing the battalion sector. They often resemble an artillery “horse-blanket” graphic used to...
budget dust n.— «Some of the items certainly appear to be extravagant in light of the fact that the agency has consistently run a deficit. And although the relatively small amount may, in the grand scheme of things, be no more than what...
beer shooter n.— «Alcohol is also “shot” or “needled” into near beer.…Much available evidence was brought to light concerning the methods in which breweries in that locality “shot beer,” as the...
blue light bandit n. a person with criminal intentions who impersonates a police officer in a patrol car. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)