(electrical engineering) A dangerous situation where the neutral wire in a split-phase power system becomes broken or disconnected, forcing all electrical current to flow directly between the two line wires and exposing loads connected between line and neutral to unstable and potentially-excessive voltages, posing a risk of equipment damage, electrical fire, or electric shock.

plural of lost neutral

A small European state, in present-day Belgium, that existed from 1816 to 1930.

(economics) Money which functions in a manner as to render the economic results unchanged from those of a barter economy.

plural of neutral money

(American football) an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.

plural of neutral-zone infraction

plural of neutral Paralympic athlete

Alternative form of Neutral Paralympic Athletes

A member of the Paralympic team known as NPA, the Neutral Paralympic Athletes.