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11Ground support equipment — (GSE) is found at an airport, usually on the ramp, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As its name implies, GSE is there to support the operations of aircraft on the ground. The… …
12Ground truth — is a term used in cartography, meteorology, analysis of aerial photographs, satellite imagery and a range of other remote sensing techniques in which data are gathered at a distance. Ground truth refers to information that is collected on… …
13Ground-Based Midcourse Defense — (GMD) is a component of the national missile defense strategy of the United States administered by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Previously known as National Missile Defense (NMD), the name was changed in 2002 to differentiate it from other… …
14work (or run) oneself into the ground — exhaust oneself by working or running very hard. → ground …
15work oneself into the ground — ► work (or run) oneself into the ground exhaust oneself by working or running very hard. Main Entry: ↑ground …
16Ground Zero (blues club) — Ground Zero is a blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi that is co owned by Morgan Freeman, local attorney Bill Luckett, and Memphis entertainment executive Howard Stovall. It got its name from the fact that Clarksdale has been historically… …
17ground staff — n BrE 1.) the people who take care of the grass and equipment at a sports ground 2.) the group of people who work at an airport looking after the aircraft = ↑ground crew …
18work oneself into the ground — work (or run) oneself into the ground exhaust oneself by working (or running) very hard …
19ground crew — n the group of people who work at an airport looking after the aircraft British Equivalent: ground staff …
20ground staff — ground ,staff noun count 1. ) the people who work for an AIRLINE in an airport rather than on an aircraft 2. ) BRITISH the people who look after an area where sports are played …
