automatic shut-off
noun
A facility for automatically stopping the operation of a device, machine, etc., in certain circumstances.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American.
- be-
- BEA
- be able to hear a pin drop
- be able to hold a candle to
- be about to do something
- be above (or beyond) one's pay grade
- be a box of birds
- beach
- beach ball
- beach book
- Beach Boys
- beach break
- beach buggy
- beach bum
- beach bunny
- beachcomber
- beached
- beach flea
- beachfront
- beachgoer
- beach grass
- beachhead
- beach hut
- beachiness
- beach inspector