Word: slid
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...coming and dived for his automobile's floorboards. One of the DC-4's massive, spinning wheels banged across the top of his car, bent it down a full six inches, left him unhurt. The plane lurched on, shearing off light poles, slammed back to earth, slid with a crash of metal, and stopped beside a stagnant pond. Then it burst into flames...
...bobbing in the harbor royal ensigns dipped in respectful greeting. On the quarter-deck of the Vanguard the Royal Family stood once again, berry-brown and beaming at the end of their 14,000-mile, three-month trip. As the great, grey battleship that had carried them so far slid gracefully into her home berth once more, Princess Elizabeth was so excited that she broke into a dance step. "Oh," cried a dockside onlooker, as the Duke of Gloucester went bounding up the gangplank to greet his relatives, "it's good to have them back...
Administrative machinery of the Student Council's Salzburg Seminar plan slid into high gear yesterday as the project's executive committee announced a staff of 11 professors and eight graduate assistants that will carry the teaching load this summer at the proposed Seminar on American Civilization...
Last week, Helgoland's tunnels were packed with 6,400 tons of explosive. Birds were warned off with charges of TNT. Then a British naval vessel touched off the biggest bang since Bikini. A sixth of Helgoland slid into the sea. The dagger pointed at Britain was once again dulled-this time, the British hoped, for keeps...
...thin run proved to be the slender margin of victory in two close-fought intramural league baseball games yesterday, as the Dudley Commuters defeated Dunster House by a 7 to 6 margin, and Kirkland slid by Adams House...