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Word: plinth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Nearly four feet high, the Trophy consists of a globe of the world perched on a winged Victory sprouting from a plinth of mottled yellow onyx. Festooned around the middle is a brightly enameled Blue Ribbon. Attached elsewhere are models of old galleons, pictures of modern liners, statues of Neptune & Amphitrite. Atop the whole confection is a winged figure called Speed lunging forward with a liner held high in his right hand, while his left straight-arms a crumpling figure called Force of the Atlantic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Tenure of Trophy | 11/4/1935 | See Source »

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