Crash pad

A free, temporary lodging place, as in The company maintains several crash pads for employees from out-of-town divisions. This expression originally referred to a place affording ...

crash pad

Language; Slang

A place to stay the night on short notice. * I’ve got a crash pad in the city for emergencies like this. * I gotta find a crash pad for tonight.

Crash

Entertainment; Movies

Crash is a 2004 American produced drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis. The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. A ...

pad

Convention; Conferences

1) To apply attenuation to a signal (e.g. Line level to mic level pad. ) A very commonly overlooked problem in audio when interfacing VCRs etc. To mic level inputs in ballrooms, ...

Mount Everest

Sports; Climbing

Mount Everest (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ; Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰; Nepali: सगरमाथा) is the highest mountain on earth, measuring 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level at its peak. It is ...

chimney

Sports; Climbing

A rock cleft with vertical sides mostly parallel, large enough to fit the climber's body into. To climb such a structure, the climber often uses his head, back and feet to apply ...

cairn

Sports; Climbing

A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail, often above the treeline.

crank

Sports; Climbing

To pull on a hold as hard as possible.

bump

Sports; Climbing

To quickly move up a hand or a foot a small distance from one useful hold to another.

clean

Sports; Climbing

To remove equipment from a route. A route that is free of loose vegetation and rocks. To complete a climb without falling or resting on the rope. Also see redpoint. In aid ...

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Teresa Scanlan

The winner of the 2011 Miss America pageant. Scanlan, A 17-year-old and recent high school graduate from the western Nebraska town of Gering captured ...