COTS
Acronym of crown-of-thorns starfish.
COTS
Acronym of commercial/consumer off-the-shelf (Refers to ready-made merchandise that is available for sale, defined by market need, significant functionality and complexity, and self-contained.)
• (Commercial/Consumer off-the-shelf): Mil-COTS
COTS
(NASA, space) Acronym of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (program for delivery to the International Space Station by private companies)
• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot
cots
plural of cot
• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot
Source: Wiktionary
Cot (kt), n. Etym: [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]
1. A small house; a cottage or hut. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. Goldsmith.
2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.
4. Etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.]
Definition: A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
Cot (kt), n. Etym: [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See Cot a cottage.]
Definition: A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written also cott.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
