Word: shell
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...wide variety of chemical compounds. One of the newest entries -used for many of the bright, nearly indestructible, solid-color pieces-is ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), from which football helmets are also made. Polyurethane, which can be used in varying consistencies as either soft filler or rigid outer shell, is increasingly used for chairs and couches. Other widely used materials are clear acrylics, like Plexiglas and Lucite...
...sleeker than the standard Beetle, the ESV's key feature is three-ply steel body construction. The outer ply is buttressed with extremely strong front and rear bumpers plus structural beams along the sides. The next ply is an impact-absorbing crumple zone; then a tough inner shell shields the passenger compartment. As a last line of defense, VW is also experimenting with a net that drops from the ceiling on impact to keep passengers from pitching against the dashboard in crashes. Many of the ESV safety features may soon find their way into other VW cars...
Many college coaches are entering varsity crew members in the Elite Four-Oared Shell with cowswain. Represented will be national champion Cornell, Eastern Collegiate champion Navy, and defending champion Brown...
...land and all the equipment on it but also other facilities located outside the concession areas, including refineries, chemical plants, offices, bowling alleys and even the company president's car. The companies contend that this is illegal and are taking their case to the Venezuelan courts. Says one Shell executive: "If we had been forewarned when the concessions were signed that this would happen, we would have invested accordingly...
...Tapped Message. Joe is a World War I doughboy who gets blown to bits by a shell. His arms, legs and face gone, Joe is kept alive as an experimental curiosity, locked in a hospital closet. One of the Army surgeons states confidently that Joe can feel nothing...