2009年10月3日土曜日

山猫とは?

山猫(wildcat)の定義。
山猫通貨を発行し、山猫航空に乗り、山猫油井を掘り、山猫争議を闘いましょう。

Noun
1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
2. a cruelly rapacious person
3. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Adjective
1. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
2. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
3. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"

(WordNet 2.0 Dictionary)