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gray ghost

gray ghost is the alternative form of grey ghost.

Meaning of grey ghost

Noun

grey ghost (plural grey ghosts)

  1. (Australia, Melbourne, Sydney) A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
    • 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.1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye.
    Synonyms:
    brown bomber
  2. (Australia) The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

Forms of gray ghost

pluralgray ghosts

Questions about gray ghost

What is gray ghost the alternative form of?
Gray ghost is the alternative form of grey ghost.

Words near gray ghost in the dictionary

  1. gray ephedra
  2. gray fox
  3. gray foxes
  4. gray friar
  5. gray friars
  6. gray ghost
  7. gray ghosts
  8. gray gold
  9. gray goo
  10. gray ground squirrel
  11. gray ground squirrels

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