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Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
Tail hook or variant, may refer to: Tailhook - used on carrier based aircraft as a means to slow or halt the plane. Bondage tail hook; Tailhook Association, a U.S. association of carrier aircraft pilots; Tailhook scandal, a September 1991 scandal involving the Tailhook Association
The hook then drags along the surface until an arresting cable, stretched across the landing area, is engaged. The cable lets out, transferring the energy of the aircraft to the arresting gear through the cable. A "trap" is often-used slang for an arrested landing. An aircraft which lands beyond the arresting cables is said to have "boltered ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
2. Alaska: 'Outside' In most states, if you say you're going "outside," it literally means just that — you're stepping outdoors. However, in Alaska, the term "outside" is slang for leaving the ...
A Japan Airlines plane sliced a hole through the tail of a Delta Air Lines aircraft while shocked passengers sat onboard, in a taxiway collision at Seattle airport on Wednesday (5 February).
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