| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target |
3d radar
,
three-dimensional radar
|
| principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus |
Adi Granth
,
Granth
,
Granth Sahib
|
| airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo |
aerodrome
,
airdrome
,
airport
,
drome
|
| affluent person; a person who is financially well off |
affluent
|
| not feeling well |
ailing
,
sick
|
| relatively well-defined prevailing wind |
airstream
|
| annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds |
Alopecurus
,
genus Alopecurus
|
| someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
altruist
,
philanthropist
|
| well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward |
artesian well
|
| means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data |
asynchronous transfer mode
,
ATM
|
| high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well |
ayatollah
|
| meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed |
banquet
,
feast
,
spread
|
| pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303) |
Benedetto Caetani
,
Boniface VIII
|
| something that aids or promotes well-being |
benefit
,
welfare
|
| United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) |
Benjamin David Goodman
,
Benny Goodman
,
Goodman
,
King of Swing
|
| (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away |
bilge well
|
| small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States |
black-necked grebe
,
eared grebe
,
Podiceps nigricollis
|
| small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals |
blackfly
,
black fly
,
buffalo gnat
|
| oil well, sudden escape of gas or liquid from |
blowout
|
| private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught |
boarding school
|
