The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BALISE
Etymology
Noun
balise (plural balises)
(European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
Hypernyms
• transponder
Hyponyms
• Eurobalise
• infill balise
• virtual balise
Anagrams
• Bailes, Blaise, Isabel, abseil
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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