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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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swingline facility

Financial services; General Finance

Bank borrowing facility to provide finance while the firm replaces US commercial paper with eurocommercial paper.

aurora borealis

Astronomy; General astronomy

an aurora ocurring in the northern hemisphere of the Earth

crash rash

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

any skin abrasion resulting from a fall. Also called road rash.

Pastry Cloth

Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools

Made of canvas, a pastry cloth is used to roll out pastry. When well floured, it minimizes sticking.

select ten portfolio

Financial services; General Finance

A unit investment trust that buys and holds for one year the ten stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yields.

danbo

Dairy products; Cheese

Danbo is one of the most popular Danish cheeses. It is a rectangular cheese with smooth, dry, yellow rind and sometimes is covered in red wax. The cheese has a pale, elastic ...

3-kpc arm

Astronomy; General astronomy

A component of the Sagittarius arm with noncircular gas motions. It is seen in absorption against Sgr A with a velocity of -53 km s-1, implying that at least part of the arm is ...

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