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Word: zig (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...gutters by Christmas" is the slogan of the 1st Motor Corps of the State Guard, which is now bringing order out of the chaos of Boston's zig-zag traffic. Lieutenant-Colonel John W. Decrow '04 heads this volunteer corps, and was one of those most prominent in its formation when the 1st Cadet Corps was mustered into the Regular Army, and the 1st Motor Corps was formed to take its place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOTOR CORPS HOPES TO END LONG ROUND OF DUTY, SOON | 11/29/1919 | See Source »

...summary of how I landed in Gharial after traveling 13,000 miles in seven weeks, I don't need to spend much time over the sea voyage. Of course we had a couple of submarine scares in the Mediterranean, but sailing with no lights and over a zig-zag course with occasional lifeboat drills lost most of its excitement soon after we left Marseilles. The soldiers along the Suez Canal and the other signs of war, really the most interesting sights on the trip, I can't describe very well on account of censorship rules...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DESCRIBES WORK IN INDIA | 10/10/1916 | See Source »

...this aggressiveness and forced a defensive game in which the opponents aided by the brilliant rushes and passes of Baker, Kuhn, and Kilner proved superior, the two goals they secured then, giving them the victory. It was Baker who when Harvard led 2 to 1 in the first half, zig-zagged down the rink and tied the score, and it was Baker who forced the play in the second half, and although he did not make a goal he was the offensive and defensive star that made Princeton the winner. Winant's work also is worthy of mention for when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON DESERVES VICTORY | 2/16/1914 | See Source »

...Yale was the introduction of a new English-built, side-rigged shell, which has been given extensive trial in the fall work. The shell is an innovation in college rowing circles. The oarsmen, instead of sitting in a horizontal line over the keel of the boat, sit in zig-zag fashion in their sliding seats, a few inches to the right or left of the keel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALL ROWING AT NEW HAVEN | 12/6/1912 | See Source »

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