Word: christener
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...course, it had been pretty hard on their only son, growing up between a father he despised and a mother he feared-so hard that he had run away and enlisted in the Marines. Now he was dead, a hero, and today was the day when Mother would christen the destroyer escort with his sorrowful name...
...fellow professional officers expanded on LaFarge's theme. Said he: "Will's great fault is his impatience. That business of wanting something yesterday, not today, is a little hard to take." But Tunner's toughness, which has led some of his present subordinates to christen him "Willie the Whip," gave his men efficiency and esprit de corps. Even when removed from his command they remained "Tunner...
That was a month ago. The Queen had come to christen the new aircraft carrier Ark Royal, and all Bebington was astir to greet her. Streets were hung with naval pennants, shopfronts blossomed in bunting. As bobbies took up stations along the main street to the shipyards, Bebingtonians by the thousands pressed close to cheer the royal Daimler as it sped past. Dustman Cooper was spending the day as usual, driving his garbage truck through the streets, and taking what satisfaction he could from the fact that his truck was a spanking brand-new one, red and shiny...