Word: cannoneering
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...mile range would prevent it from hitting the Soviet Union from the U.S., the Pershing II is not, strictly speaking, a strategic weapon. But since it could strike Russia from bases in Western Europe, it is something considerably more than a tactical, battlefield nuclear device like the atomic cannon or the proposed neutron warhead...
Captain John Sanacore intercepted a pass at midfield, sidestepped a few Ephmen, and slid the ball between two defenders. Stationed at the edge of the penalty box, Mogollon unleashed a cannon without hesitation, rippling the twines...
...novel opens, Kinsman is 21, an idealistic Air Force test pilot. He loves to fly, and he wants to be an astronaut. He is told: "You don't believe they'll actually give you what you want, do you? They'll use you for cannon fodder... They'll put you in a war plane and order you to kill people." Kinsman, already straining his Quaker heritage by joining the military, vows he won't be a pawn of a system he does not like but must deal with to get what he wants--into space...
...Cannon-legged Cornell kicker Ron Rejda then went to work to close out the scoring in the half, booming 47 and 42-yd. field goals in addition to the PAT to make the score 13-0. Rejda was on his way to a school record for most points by a kicker (11), adding four more extra points in the second half...
...would not go down quietly, and the cannon-legged Rejda knocked in a 42-yd. field goal to make it 13-0 early in the second period...