Word: groundedness
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When the American and British crews did strike, they ranged widely. They again raided the Naples docks. They flew over Sicily's western plain, an obvious point of amphibious invasion. They left their bomb-pocks on the hilly but approachable southern coast. They crossed the central plateau, which looks...
The British heavy bombers, grounded for several days, returned to the punishing round-the-clock schedule at week's end. In a raid unparalleled in its force they beat down the Ruhr's defenses and loosed 2,000 tons of bombs over the rail and water transport center...
While the British-heavies were grounded, the R.A.F.'s sensational new bomber plane, the twin-engined, plywood Mosquito, stung the Reich by day & night with swift hit-&-run raids. On three successive nights last week Mosquitoes bombed Berlin by brightest moonlight; they made six raids against the Reich capital...
Dogged Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War, blew the bugle for battle with this charge: the superduper, overriding priority won by "Bull Bill" Jeffers four months ago to bull through his rubber program had raised unholy hob with the 100-octane gasoline pro gram. Training planes have been grounded...
Saint-Exupéry then proceeds to explain numerous other things to grownups. Grounded in the Sahara, he is awakened by a little prince-"a most extraordinary small person," with "an odd little voice." Pipes the prince: "If you please-draw me a sheep!" Saint-Exupéry instinctively complies...