(US, euphemistic, military) A significant incident with a nuclear weapon, nuclear components, or nuclear-bearing vehicle.

An area of western Texas by the Mexican border. / Big Bend National Park, a national park in Texas. / A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

A bright blue flare prepared from nitre, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.

(soccer) The bench on which the players sit when they are not in action.

A U-shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe.

(law) Conditionally; provisionally; in anticipation of future need.

Alternative spelling of cost-benefit analysis

(finance, economics) A methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal. / Any comparison of costs and benefits.

(idiomatic) To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.

A rectangular wooden bench where a pianist can sit while playing the piano.