The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MACHMETER
machmeter
(noun) speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Machmeter (plural Machmeters)
An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Source: Wiktionary
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PURSUE
(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit; “The police car pursued the suspected attacker”; “Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life”
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