Word: furled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When the giant plane is high enough (about 45,000 ft.) so that its shock wave will not be annoying at ground level, it will be able to furl its wings and cruise at two or three times the speed of sound...
Pritchett's people are caught-as by an exploding flashbulb-in a continual start of surprise. The inexplicable pressure of events, they seem to be saying, has bent them into postures they had never foreseen. Before they can straighten up, furl their umbrellas and walk on, the reader has learned everything about them he will ever need to know...