A Pacific Northwest archipelago of 172 islands of the state of Washington, United States off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island and north of Puget Sound.

jury duty

A spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a permanent gap.

(nautical) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken. / (medicine) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease.

jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome

A judicial body of the United Nations, established in 1945 to decide disputes brought by nations.

plural of San Jose scale

A hemipterous insect (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) that damages many fruit crops.

plural of joint venture

An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam in a reservoir containing the liquid.