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Meaning of grey ghost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
    Australia
  2. The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).
    Australia

Examples

“1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye. 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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