Word: wetting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...night in October 1942, "Manila John" Basilone (his endless store of Philippine yarns had won him the nickname) lay wet, miserable and alert in his foxhole. He heard the sudden crack of bullets. The Japs were attacking...
...Sherrod, veteran of New Guinea and Attu, of Tarawa and Saipan, who landed with the Marines on Iwo Jima : "Shortly before we hit the beach three mortar shells dropped in the water beyond us, but the Higgins boat crunched on the shore and without even getting our feet wet we ran up the steep beach and started digging in. ... That first night can only be described as a nightmare in hell. The Japs rained heavy mortars and rockets and artillery on the entire area, and the beach was weird with the yellow-light of star shells and the red flash...
...Test drivers at the Chrysler tank arsenal threatened to strike because the proving grounds were dusty. When the company sprinkled them, the drivers threatened to strike because they were too wet...
...tougher. Allied victory there is sure, but the shape of victory depends to some extent on the Germans' choice. They may put up a prolonged display of Götterdämmerung fireworks in the mountains of Bavaria and Austria; or they may fizzle out like a wet cannon-cracker...
...tire, which works by friction, seems to give better traction than snow tires based on a gripping action. The tire material, a mixture of rubber and abrasives, feels gritty, like fine sandpaper. Designed for year-round use, it works equally well on snow and ice in winter and on wet, slippery pavements in summer...