grey ghost

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long. Australia
    — 1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye. The council's chairman, Mr Harold Scruby, is demanding an inquiry into the grey ghost "culture" after a survey raised concerns about the threat to pedestrians of vehicles which stop illegally on crossings and no-standing or no-stopping zones.
  2. The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica). Australia

词形变化

grey ghosts plural

词源

* (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.
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