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Word: pierhead (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...swung a dark-bodied, white-winged seaplane labeled Moth upon its slender thorax. The wings were unfolded and passengers jammed the Homeric's rails to watch Sir Alan and Lady Cobham of England skim off to circle Manhattan and dip to a reception committee waiting on an upriver pierhead. But the Moth would not rise. Built for still-water work, her pontoons could not cope with the heavy groundswell that was running. She had to be towed forlornly ashore behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Professional | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

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