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DIRTY BOMB
- A conventional explosive, such as dynamite, packaged with radioactive material designed to scatter upon detonation; while the initial blast will kill or injure dozens if not hundreds, the intent of a dirty bomb is to sow panic and chaos, and render large portions of urban areas uninhabitable due to radiation contamination.
- Usage: Multiple networks, covering recent arrest of alleged terrorist said to be in initial stages of constructing and deploying dirty bomb, possible in Washington, D.C.
Source: Compiled from CNN.com articles.
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LEVITTOWN
- Residential community in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, developed between 1946 and 1951 by the firm of Levitt and Sons, Inc.; an early example of a completely preplanned and mass-produced housing complex, which would become a national symbol and model for suburbia.
- Usage: On-line article on Levittown's 50th anniversary.
Source: Compiled from Encyclopedia Britannica CD 98.
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PEZ
- Type of candy popular in the U.S., sold along with plastic dispensers featuring unique designs; first marketed as a compressed peppermint candy over 70 years ago, in Vienna, Austria; the name "Pez" is derived from the German word for peppermint, "pefferminz."
- Usage: Feature story on 50th anniversary of Pez candy.
Source: acronymfinder.com; CNN.com.
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