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lockup — lock·up n 1: a cell or group of cells (as in a courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing compare house of correction, house of detention, jail … Law dictionary
lockup — A place of detention in a police station, court or other facility used for persons awaiting trial. In corporate law, a slang term that refers to the setting aside of securities for purchase by friendly interests in order to defeat or make more… … Black's law dictionary
lockup — A place of detention in a police station, court or other facility used for persons awaiting trial. In corporate law, a slang term that refers to the setting aside of securities for purchase by friendly interests in order to defeat or make more… … Black's law dictionary
Lock-Up Option — A stock option offered by a target company to a white knight for additional equity or for the purchase of a valuable portion of their company. An undesired third party is deterred from acquiring a major portion of the target company due to the… … Investment dictionary
Accurizing — is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun.cite web |url=http://saami.org/Glossary/index.cfm |title=SAAMI glossary |accessdate=2007 08 30] For firearms, accuracy is defined as the ability to hit exactly what you re aiming at … Wikipedia
Four-wheel drive — This article is about the class of vehicle drivetrains. For other uses, see Four by four/Four wheel drive (disambiguation). All wheel drive redirects here. For the all wheel drive in motorcycles, see two wheel drive. The Jeep Wrangler is a 4WD… … Wikipedia
Pontiac V8 engine — From 1955 to 1981 the Pontiac Division of General Motors manufactured its own, unique V8 engines, distinct from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, or Oldsmobile. Displacement began at 287 in³ and grew as large as 455 in³ (7.5 L) by 1970. Pontiac s… … Wikipedia
Locking differential — A locking differential, diff lock or locker is a variation on the standard automotive differential. A locking differential may provide increased traction compared to a standard, or open differential by restricting each of the two wheels on an… … Wikipedia
Volvo 700 Series — Infobox Automobile name=Volvo 700 900 manufacturer=Volvo Cars production=1982–1998 predecessor=Volvo 200 series (which continued) successor=Volvo S80 class=Mid size luxury car Executive car layout=FR layoutThe Volvo 700 and 900 series are two… … Wikipedia
Ultramatic — For the Voigtländer SLR camera, see Voigtländer Ultramatic CS Ultramatic was the trademarked name of the Packard Motor Car Company s automatic transmission introduced in 1949 and produced until 1956 at Packard s Detroit, Michigan factory. 1935… … Wikipedia
