grey ghost

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение grey ghost в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A parking inspector, ie. person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long

1998: Grey ghosts turn a blind eye — Sydney Morning Herald headline 18 July 1998.

The fish Albula neoguinaico, also called a bonefish. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6.)

Связанные Термины

grey ghosts

plural form of grey ghost

Турецкое произношение

grey gōst

Синонимы

brown bomber

Произношение

/ˈgrā ˈgōst/ /ˈɡreɪ ˈɡoʊst/

Этимология

() The parking inspector sense is reputed to be a reference to grey uniforms originally worn by them, the term has remained even when those uniforms have changed.