thermal unit

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noun

a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.

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Origin of thermal unit

First recorded in 1875–80

“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
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My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in World War II.
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Bitcoin began 2013 with a roaring price of $770 per unit, and businesses right and left were converting to the ethereal product.
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They then become members of the ultra elite Unit 121, granted premium housing and a well-stocked cupboard.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The unit is used to attack foreign networks, and either it or a sister organization was involved in the Sony hack.
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As a fighting unit they are on their last legs and when they will be set upon their feet again Lord K. knows.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It is built on the "Unit" principle, and is divided between the extreme ends of the lofty structure.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
This gallery division, complete in itself, represents the latest type of Unit organ.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
As we came to each Battalion Headquarters we were told, "These are the remnants of the——," whatever the unit was.
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The first duty of father and mother to their child is to see that they are a unit on family government.
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