See Also: contraflow(dictionary)
contraflow(dictionary)

narwhal (iou) and contraflow (iou)


narwhal (iou)



narwhal noun. M17.
[Dutch narwal, Danish narhval (whence German Narwal, French narval), from hval WHALE noun, rel. obscurely to Old Norse nahvalr (from nar corpse, with ref. to the colour of the skin).]
A toothed whale, Monodon monoceros, of Arctic seas, the male of which has one (or sometimes both) of its two teeth developed into a straight spirally-twisted tusk.

contraflow (iou)



contraflow noun. M20.
[from CONTRA- + FLOW noun1.]
Flow in the opposite direction or in opposite directions; esp. (a system allowing) movement of road traffic alongside and in a direction contrary to the established or usual flow. Freq. attrib.