plural of Christmas Island swiftlet

(aviation) The phenomenon where an aircraft's radar with limited directional capabilities receives strong echoes from the ground, swamping target signals and generating a triangular radar trace.

The swiftlet Collocalia natalis.

(simile, UK, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating or serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the person performing the action.

A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; it visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show his impending fate of death and loneliness in a future Christmas that is ultimately avoided.

Used to emphasize the annual distinctiveness of Christmas, especially in contexts where either the special joys or tribulations of the holiday are described.

Synonym of Charlie Brown tree.

plural of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree.

plural of Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

Synonym of Charlie Brown tree.