| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| local in origination |
aboriginal
,
autochthonous
,
indigenous
|
| code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
access
,
access code
|
| local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
action potential
|
| local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly |
air hole
,
air pocket
,
pocket
|
| mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic |
anesthyl
|
| civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies |
Army National Guard
,
ARNG
|
| route into which local routes flow, major |
artery
|
| terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members |
AUC
,
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
,
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
,
United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
|
| any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god |
Baal
|
| white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic |
benzocaine
,
ethyl aminobenzoate
|
| bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
BJA
,
Bureau of Justice Assistance
|
| agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers |
BJS
,
Bureau of Justice Statistics
|
| grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs |
block grant
|
| board in charge of local public schools |
board of education
,
school board
|
| corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training |
Boy Scouts of America
|
| local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) |
buckaroo
,
buckeroo
,
vaquero
|
| set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
building code
|
| public utility providing local transportation |
bus company
,
bus service
|
| white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic |
butacaine
,
butacaine sulfate
|
| rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs |
bye law
,
bylaw
|
