Word: roar
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...grabbed for his brakes, threw his motors into reverse-but he was too late. With a roar like an exploding artillery shell, the first car of the 6:13 buried itself, full length, in the last car of the 6:09. Both were crowded smokers; in one grinding and convulsive moment they were telescoped into a great steel package of mangled bodies, torn cushions, broken glass and twisted metal. Thin cries rose in the sudden silence...
Captain Brad Quackenbush was welcomed by an elephantine roar from the crowd...
...Knockout Roar. Against topflight international competition, including members of the Mexican army team-which has dominated the show for three years -the girls did better than well. In the first event of a three-day low-score competition, first Arthur McCashin, then Mrs. Durand turned in faultless rides. The British and the Mexicans, whose team included the skilled woman rider, Lieut. Eva Valdes, hung up low scores too. That left it up to "Anchor Man" Norma Mathews, top-ranking U.S. rider, to bring home the ribbons. The crowd edged up on their seats as the blue-eyed blonde came into...
With gentle urging, but always keeping Country Boy in easy, deliberate hand, Norma cleared jump after jump cleanly, guided willing Country Boy to a flawless ride-and the first U.S. team victory in the National in two years. The appreciative roar from the usually staid crowd would have done credit to a fight mob cheering a knockout...
...basement room fitted with an electrical pipeline to the stadium loudspeakers; on cue, Garry (ever since known as "The Voice from the Sewer") gave out with a clamorous "We want Roosevelt!" chant that was taken up by Kellymen posted about the floor, swelled to a convention-stampeding roar...