Word: shrapnel
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...superseding wood in the construction of aircraft. Each wing, instead of having two main strength members known as " spars," has a number of such spars which divide up the load between them. Since one or more of these spars can be pierced without the entire wing failing, invulnerability to shrapnel fire is secured. Another valuable feature is the wing cooling or radiation system. Instead of the ordinary automobile type of radiator, which increases the air resistance, the cooling water is pumped through small grooves in the sheet metal covering of the wings. The air rushing over the wing surface cools...
...hours after he was wounded in action with the American forces in France on March 13, Captain Archibald Roosevelt '17 lay in a muddy trench under fire, suffering great agony from a shrapnel wound in the knee and a broken arm, according to a letter received by Dr. Joshuah Hartwell. The letter contains the first definite news regarding the extent of Captain Roosevelt's wounds and the circumstances under which they were received...
...letter explains, was wounded at 5 o'clock in the morning, but until 7 o'clock that night the heavy German artillery fire made it impossible to remove him with any degree of safety. At the hospital it was found that his left arm had been broken and that shrapnel had entered his left kneecap. An operation, however, has put him in excellent condition...
...captain's injuries, which are not severe, consist of a broken arm and a slight shrapnel wound...
Aside from the motto, the cover is attractive; the decorative design is simple and dignified, and the color scheme harmonious. Amid bursting shrapnel stands the Red Cross, partially hidden by branches of laurel and by a gleaming sword. The motto alone is weak. It is hard to see how one could have made a poorer choice than the singsong couplet...