(rare, software engineering) proof of concept; pilot project

A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes. / A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.

plural of parade of horribles

(physics) A force field

plural of writ of assistance

Having some degree of official authority.

plural of bone of contention

A power of attorney document.

(US, law) A document in which someone admits liability for a debt and allows an attorney to admit this in court so that no action will be taken.

(military, nautical) A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.