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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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saved by the bell

Sports; Boxing

A boxer is taking a ten count and the bell rings before the referee can finish, so the boxer gets to go back and sit in his corner and is "saved by the bell".

undershoot

Aviation; Airport

When an aircraft lands before the planned landing strip / runway.

etiquette

Sports; Golf

Webster's Dictionary: The conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life. Not making duck sounds or coughing ...

solar panel

Energy; Solar power

Apparatus that is comprised of a collection photovoltaic cells that is used to convert light energy into electricity.

leveraged buy-out (LBO)

Financial services; Venture capital

Acquisition of a business using mostly debt and a small amount of equity. The debt is secured by the assets of the business.

cornish game hen

Meat products; Poultry

A young male or female bird, usually between 4 to 6 weeks of age, that has been fattened and prepared for slaughter.

dead ball

Sports; Football

a ball becomes dead when a play is over and becomes live as soon as it is snapped for the next play.

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