A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

In order to try to prevent the risk of a particular thing happening.

A commissioned military officer of the highest rank in the United States Air Force, NATO grade OF-10,. This rank is currently out of use.

plural of general of the air force

(historical) The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.

Synonym of for toffee (“at all, especially of a skill or ability”)

(idiomatic) Used to introduce something that is to occur or be presented next.

plural of Ford circle

(geometry) Any one of a class of circles with centre at (p/q, 1/(2q²)) and radius 1/(2q²), where p/q is an irreducible fraction (i.e., p and q are coprime integers).

(colloquial) Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.