Word: taproot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shaft. The lowest saucers would hold a tennis court and a swimming pool. Those who dared to go higher could get a cocktail, or, at the very top, a sun bath. "The construction," said Wright blandly, "would have the same chance in a temblor as a tree with a taproot. The dramatic character. . . is achieved at no sacrifice of either economy or good sense...