league

a unit of mesurement used to describe the distance that a person or a horse can walk in one hour (about 3 miles of five kilometers).

the league has long since fallen out of use in most countries as an offical unit.

by Capt_Capacitor August 29, 2005

deep six

to stow something away in place where it will be impossible to find. the six refers to six fathoms (or 36 feet), the minimum legal depth for a burial at sea

James Bond was given the deep six in You only live twice

by Capt_Capacitor August 29, 2005

NATO Alphabet

A set of words used in military radio transmissions to stand for letters, used to prevent misunderstandings due to interference

# A - Alfa
# B - Bravo
# C - Charlie
# D - Delta
# E - Echo
# F - Foxtrot
# G - GOLF
# H - HOTEL
# I - INDIA
# J - JULIETT
# K - KILO
# L - LIMA
# M - MIKE
# N - NOVEMBER
# O - OSCAR
# P - PAPA
# Q - QUEBEC
# R - ROMEO
# S - SIERRA
# T - TANGO
# U - UNIFORM
# V - VICTOR
# W -WHISKEY
# X - XRAY
# Y - YANKEE
# Z - ZULU

by Capt_Capacitor March 15, 2005

fathom

1. a unit of mesuring distance that is 6 feet or about equal to the length of a grown man's outstreched arms.

2. to contemplate or think about with effort

1.the shipwreck is about 10 fathoms down

2.who but the almighty can fathom the depths of the abyss

by Capt_Capacitor August 29, 2005

khukuri knife

the blade of the famous Nepalese Ghurka soldiers. The knife features a broad, single edged curved blade. It is also rumored that a Ghurka must always draw blood when unsheathing his Khukuri.

The Khukuri blade sliced deep into the Chineese soldier's neck

by Capt_Capacitor April 18, 2005

Turmion Katilot

A kickass Finnish Techno-Industrial band.

Turmion Katilot's music is featured in the flash bunnykill

by Capt_capacitor August 21, 2005

shank

a prisoner-made knife like weapon usually made of metal. the first such weapons were fashioned form the metal shanks on prison issue boots. because of this, most modern prisons no longer issue prisoners boots with metal shanks

Cricket always makes the best shanks for 20 cigarettes and a pair of boots.

by Capt_capacitor July 13, 2005