The Ghostway (1984)

The Ghostway (1984)

Pasadena Airport, California

Originally called the United Airport, this airport has undergone five name changes since it was built in 1930. This airport is located in Burbank, California and was known as the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport from 1978 - 2003. The airport is currently called the Bob Hope Airport, after the famous comedian, and services more than 10,000 commercial flights a year.

pistol

A pistol is a firearm, or gun, that can be used with one hand, leaving the other hand free for defense or the use of another weapon. There are two main classes of pistols: revolvers and automatics. Revolvers are multi-shot firearms, meaning individual bullets are encased in a revolving element. Automatic pistols are more modern and involve multiple bullets stored in a magazine chamber just below the barrel of the gun.

pinto

Spanish for spotted or painted with color, the pinto is a horse with a spotted coat of different colors. Pintos are most often associated with the Plains Indians of North America, because after the Spanish introduced horses to North America, they were adopted by indigenous groups who quickly mastered horsemanship and then the plains themselves. There are two types of pintos, overo and tobiano. Overo is a coloring where the white of the coat spreads from the underbelly to meet a darker color near the top of the horse. The tobiano coloring occurs when the white spreads from the top and to create clearly-formed spots.

pickup

A way of referring to the exchange of an illicit substance for money, usually as part of a prearranged plan. Either the money, the illicit substance, or both are left at a prearranged location and then picked up by a courier or runner.

Pickup can also refer to the act of transferring human cargo, as in an arranged pickup of a prisoner for transfer from one detention center to another.

phosphorescence

Phosphorescence is a luminescence (or light) that occurs without the presence of combustion. Phosphorescence also occurs due to slow oxidation, or the release of oxygen, stimulated by the presence of light, which provokes a chemical reaction that produces light even after the original source of light has been removed.

pickup truck

A vehicle with an enclosed cab and an open rear compartment for transporting cargo.

patrol

The act of surveillance, with the potential for taking disciplinary actions, as well as offering other peace-keeping services, throughout a particular area. In small areas, called "beats," police personnel, called patrolmen, may patrol on foot or on horseback, moving through the streets as a way to ensure order and enforce the law. A highway patrol unit, typically maintained at the state level, is a police unit in charge of enforcing traffic laws and safety regulations on U.S. roads and highways. A patrol car is the most common of several vehicular options utilized for maintaining a police presence in larger areas. Bicycles, motorcycles and helicopters can be used to patrol as well.

pantomime

A variety of live performance where the story is conveyed with body language and facial movements, not spoken words. While the Romans had a form of pantomime similar to dancing, it formally originated in Italy in approximately the 16th century as a type of street theater called commedia dell’arte.

Owl Springs, New Mexico

A spring located along Indian Service Route 32 in the Navajo Nation Reservation and near Shiprock and Narbona Pass in San Juan County, New Mexico. Springs are areas on the landscape where groundwater is pushed to the surface, either by gravity or pressure, through unconsolidated sediment or fractures in the bedrock. They often manifest as ponds or seeps of water on the surface.

outback

While the most common use of this word is to refer to the Western Plateau and northern plains of Australia, the actual definition references any remote region of back country wilderness. In the American Southwest, there are many regions and areas that could be considered “outback” due to their ruggedness, difficulty of access, and lack of human-built "improvements," including roads.

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