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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation portable life-support system

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Examples

  • Will a GIS database of the PLSS report six decimals for a section corner?

    Three "New" Sites from Anthony Watts « Climate Audit 2007

  • Typically a GIS database of the TRS aka public land survey system or PLSS.

    Three "New" Sites from Anthony Watts « Climate Audit 2007

  • Is the PLSS necessarily surveyed to that accuracy?

    Three "New" Sites from Anthony Watts « Climate Audit 2007

  • What got the most publicity in the newspapers were reputed attempts to design a palm-sized artificial heart on the basis of the coolant pump that had been used in the Apollo space suit, and to develop a portable artificial lung from a modified version of the PLSS Portable Life Support System.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • “Each PLSS bounced on the porch” BA, quoted in ibid., p.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • “Each PLSS bounced on the porch” BA, quoted in ibid., p.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • What got the most publicity in the newspapers were reputed attempts to design a palm-sized artificial heart on the basis of the coolant pump that had been used in the Apollo space suit, and to develop a portable artificial lung from a modified version of the PLSS Portable Life Support System.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Then it also took longer than anticipated to get the cooling units in their PLSS backpacks operating and even more time than expected to depressurize the LM for egress.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Then it also took longer than anticipated to get the cooling units in their PLSS backpacks operating and even more time than expected to depressurize the LM for egress.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • “Each PLSS bounced on the porch before it went down,” adds Aldrin.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

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