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Word: cu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...fuel stops, that a simple, four-cylinder power plant would require fewer pit stops. As a result, Belanger's aluminum-shelled special turned out to be the lightest (1,530 Ibs.) in the race, but it packed plenty of power in its 330 h.p. engine (piston displacement: 262 cu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Memorial Day Winner | 6/11/1951 | See Source »

Devens was kidded about his Harvard background. His pronounciation of the word "cu've" was mimicked, and he was nicknamed "Hasty" because of his tie. Ruth always greeted him with the cry, "Hey, Boston...

Author: By Edward J. Ottenheimer jr., | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/28/1951 | See Source »

Lear Inc.'s F-5 autopilot is much lighter (weight, less than 55 lbs.) than its predecessors, and so small (volume, 1 cu. ft.) that its parts have to be assembled by watchmakers' methods. When the plane is once in the air, the pilot can point it on its compass heading, turn on the autopilot, and relax as far as flying is concerned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Autopilot for Jets | 12/25/1950 | See Source »

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