Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...still small but growing, passes the intake port leading to the carburetor, it draws in fuel and air. Then the cavity decreases in volume, compressing the mixture. The engine's single spark plug fires; the exploding gas pushes the rotor and shaft. At the end of the power stroke, a corner of the rotor uncovers the exhaust port, and the burned gases are swept out of the engine. Meanwhile, two other cavities have been formed and are passing through the same cycle. Maximum shaft speed is 17,000 r.p.m., but the rotor turns over only one-third as fast...
...temptation of crowing-at least in public-over the fulfillment of their earlier warnings that we were playing with fire in wooing the Chinese. What Americans had not been able to achieve by the expenditure of millions of dollars -seen and unseen-has been accomplished for them at one stroke by Chinese folly...
Encouraging for the Crimson was Gary Pildner's performance in the 200-yard individual medley, where his 2:24.8 time took a second place. Leading until the breast stroke laps, he was then passed by the Gymnasts' leading breast stroker, who maintained his lead through the crawl...
Three experienced competitors--Doug McCartney, Bill Schellstede, and Jim Perilman--will handle the breast stroke, while Jim Coffman will help Elizalde in the fly. Besides Gorman, the dive lists Ric Johnson, the Crimson's only winner against Yale last season, and Gerry Cleason...
...assume the feasibility of this new Continental power--with Paris as its capital and with half of Africa under its sway--both London and Moscow will try to prevent its emergence. The decisive stroke to that end would be to separate Germany from France, and this goal can be achieved through a summit meeting...