type of steak, 1916, so called from the T-shaped bone that runs through it. The verb meaning to strike (another car, bus, etc.) from the side is by 1970, from adjectival use in reference to crashes, attested from 1952. Examples from the Web for t-bone.
The definition of an ordinance is a rule or law enacted by local government. A law about parking enacted by local government is an example of an ordinance. a direction or command of an authoritative nature.
Search the Definitions. n. 1) a clause in a statute or zoning ordinance (particularly a city ordinance) which permits the operator of a business or a land owner to be exempt from restrictions on use if the business or property continues to be used as it was when the law was adopted.