Definitions
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- proper noun The De Havilland Mosquito, a
Second World War military aircraft .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Baghdad Mosquito is a daily newsletter produced under the auspices of the Multi-National Forces in Iraq.
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More like the mad father in Mosquito Coast, that's what kind of father!
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Mosquito is a high-pitched sound "audible only to teenagers" sold by Britain's Compound Security.
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Other weapons in the arsenal against youth include the "Mosquito" -- an annoying high-pitched tone that adults can't hear, that shopkeepers and councils have deployed against teens and kids (and, of course, any babies that happen to be in the area), and "anti-kid steps" that are supposed to prevent the menace of kids staying in one place, talking to one another.
Boing Boing 2009
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Moss said the silencing of the Mosquito was a small victory for an organization staffed by two people.
'Mosquito' noisemaker silenced in Chinatown after youth rights group complains Theresa Vargas 2010
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Moss said the silencing of the Mosquito was a small victory for an organization staffed by two people.
'Mosquito' noisemaker silenced in Chinatown after youth rights group complains Theresa Vargas 2010
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This was a shock to the editors of The Baghdad Mosquito, which is published by the Multi-National Forces (occupation) in Iraq.
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Moss said the silencing of the Mosquito was a small victory for an organization staffed by two people.
'Mosquito' noisemaker silenced in Chinatown after youth rights group complains Theresa Vargas 2010
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Moss said the silencing of the Mosquito was a small victory for an organization staffed by two people.
'Mosquito' noisemaker silenced in Chinatown after youth rights group complains Theresa Vargas 2010
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Moss said the silencing of the Mosquito was a small victory for an organization staffed by two people.
'Mosquito' noisemaker silenced in Chinatown after youth rights group complains Theresa Vargas 2010
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