In civilian telecommunications, outside plant refers to all of the physical cabling and supporting infrastructure (such as conduit, cabinets, tower or poles), and any associated hardware (such as repeaters) located between a demarcation point in a switching facility and a demarcation point in another switching center or customer premises.
Summary: A Hezbollah suspect allegedly involved in the attempted assassination of MP Boutros Harb last year failed once again to appear in court Friday and faces the possibility of a trial in absentia.
âº a period of time that a worker or a soldier is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own town or country. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Time off. absentee. Boxing Day. break. career break. comp time.