Word: deflected
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Standard weapon of U.S. nuclear submarines, the Polaris burns solid fuel, and it cannot be steered, as liquid-fuel rockets are, by swiveling the whole combustion chamber. Instead, Polarises now at sea use jetavators-movable nozzles inserted in their jet streams to deflect them and thus keep the rocket on course. No one likes jetavators; they are inherently troublesome, and their drag on the fast-moving jet stream soaks up precious thrust power even when they...
...seats. Balconies will be called terraces, and loge seats will replace the traditional boxes. The loge seats, however, "will be more generously spaced" than those in the terraces and orchestra. Concertgoers in even the remotest seats will sit under "clouds" of acoustical panels that will heighten tonal quality and deflect the lights to suit the mood of the music (an alarming prospect for people who do not particularly want to hear Bach in the dusk...
...right one first all the time." During a game. Hall frets most while the Black Hawks are on the attack ("I start fighting myself, particularly if the other goalie is making a lot of great saves"). He fusses constantly over uneven ice, since the slightest bump can deflect a puck over a stick and into the goal. Standing in the nets, Hall often seems to be racked with agonized sighs: "I breathe deeply trying to relax-a trick I learned from watching basketball players at the foul line...
Early in the final period, inside Dick McIntosh, who played a fine all-around game, charged down field and outran two Williams defenders. Adams managed to deflect McIntosh's shot, but then the entire Crimson line converged on him. Wing Sam Rodd pounded the ball past Adams for the winning goal...
Through all their success since those days, Mike and Elaine have almost conspiratorially managed to deflect inquiries into their private lives. ("I will tell you something," Elaine will say cooperatively, "but I warn you it is a lie.") Elaine has never remarried, and Mike is separated. Since neither makes any sort of conscious effort to search for new ideas-the birth of a sketch is usually accomplished with a simple remark, such as "You be a dentist. I'll be a patient"-they read miscellaneously. Nichols enjoys his subscription to Dog World, even though he has given...