accounting data
— Noun
– English
～ all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
Arbor Day
— Noun
– English
～ a day designated for planting trees
Annunciation Day
— Noun
– English
～ a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Ascension Day
— Noun
– English
～ (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Armistice Day
— Noun
– English
～ a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Admission Day
— Noun
– English
～ in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
aide-de-camp
— Noun
– English
～ an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
anisette de Bordeaux
— Noun
– English
～ liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
arms deal
— Noun
– English
～ a deal to provide military arms
Acacia dealbata
— Noun
– English
～ evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
art dealer
— Noun
– English
～ a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
adenosine deaminase
— Noun
– English
～ an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"
advance death benefit
— Noun
– English
～ a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
alpha decay
— Noun
– English
～ radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
awning deck
— Noun
– English
～ a deck at the top of a passenger ship
art deco
— Noun
– English
～ a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
air defense
— Noun
– English
～ defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
active air defense
— Noun
– English
～ air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures
Arnold-Chiari deformity
— Noun
– English
～ deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull
Aquila degli Abruzzi
— Noun
– English
～ the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy