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de-icer

pilot speak:

A device designed to operate under all weather conditions, except icing.
United 460, ice at FL 370 and FL 250, be advised.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 22, 2003
mugGet the de-icermug.

kiddie crack

Yo! hit me up for some of that kiddie crack
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 20, 2003
mugGet the kiddie crackmug.

gray market

Halfway between the white market (completely legal) and black market (completely illegal). The gray market sells products which are legal to own, but can be used illegaly or are illegal to use completely.
In Virginia, police radar detectors are gray market items because it is legal to own one, but illegal to actully use it.
by IrishRepublicanArmy June 5, 2004
mugGet the gray marketmug.

Forest Gump

an excellant movie...need i say more?
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003
mugGet the Forest Gumpmug.

california kilowatt

A transmitter power setting above the legal limit, usally using an illegally modified amplifier.
that moron on 50.1100 must be running a california kilowatt!
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004
mugGet the california kilowattmug.

shortwave

1) when referring to (radio) broadcasting, includes frequencies ranging from 1.7 to 30 MHz (1700 - 30,000 kHz), but sometimes refers also to the HF frequency spectrum from 3 to 30 MHz

2) An adjective referring technically to radio waves shorter than 80 meters, corresponding to a frequency of 3.75 megahertz or more. The term is often loosely used to refer to HF frequencies.

3) In radio communications, pertaining to the band of frequencies approximately between 3 MHz and 30 MHz. Note: “Shortwave” is not a term officially recognized by the international community.
I listen to pirate radio stations on my shortwave radio.
by IRISHrepublicanARMY December 31, 2003
mugGet the shortwavemug.

Apollo 13

see also successful failure

Less then one year after man first walked on the moon Apollo 13 was simply a "routine" flight until a faulty thermostat caused an oxygen canister to explode, blowing an entire side of the spacecraft away, the ship eventally starts leaking oxygen and the crew (Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise) have to survive in the Lunar Module until they can safely make it back to earth. But they didn't get to play with moom rocks.
"Houston, we have a problem."
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003
mugGet the Apollo 13mug.

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