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Word: splat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...their batteries boiled while charging. Their equipment was frequently choked by clouds of coral dust from the roads. But they managed to stay with the foot soldiers, pausing to explain the action, letting the microphone gather the battle noises: wounded groaning, Jap bullets pinging against metal, the sharp splat of mortar shells exploding, the high hum of planes, artillery in the background, and the cries of men giving battle directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Portable War | 7/24/1944 | See Source »

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