All were equipped with safety valves and several were provided with maneuvering valves.
Zeppelin guided it over the lake between three and four hours in a single flight, making wide circles and maneuvering under absolute control, remarkable in view of its size.
Still others are steadily maneuvering themselves into a position where they may take advantage of a crisis to establish their authority and work their imperial will.
Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.
The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.
While the Japanese were attacking San Francisco early on the morning of May seventh, their fleet was stationed off San Diego on the lookout for the two American maneuvering fleets.
Vault as editor, was far better qualified for the position, though he did not suit this same Board of Directors, as Newell was the maneuvering spirit.
Therefore by "approach" is meant all maneuvering preparatory to the attack: It brings the troops directly in front of and as near as possible to the objective.
So exercises in firing are becoming more and more frequent, and they have a right to be multiplied, inasmuch as the present guns are complicated affairs, the maneuvering of which requires constant practice.
The movement of cavalry must be rapid and unexpected, and bear the character of determined confidence; an effort should be made by maneuvering to come suddenly on the enemy's flank.
But he also couldn't reveal any more of that maneuvering than she already knew about, so he tried to reassure her instead.
At first we thought it was maneuvering for the day's battle, but the truth was soon known.
Reports say, that the enemy were severely punished, but the maneuvering here seems to indicate preparations for fight.
There was far less maneuvering at Cold Harbor after the first efforts than during the long struggle at Spottsylvania.
All day and all during the previous night the D-16 had kept near the bottom, maneuvering first this way and then that, and not once had they caught sight of an enemy's submarine, nor had they risen to the surface for a look about.
Also, the cruiser was maneuvering in a strange way, and Lord Hastings could not account for this either.
And her strange maneuvering is caused by the fact that she is trying to escape torpedoes.
The Indians had suffered severely from the close firing which ensued upon their first attack, and were now maneuvering and awaiting the arrival of reinforcements.
In thirty minutes they were near enough to her to distinguish all her men who were maneuvering her.
With Sherman and McClernand, he was maneuvering to take the key to the South by storm.
Illustration] THE heaviest battery of artillery ever mounted in the world, up to 1862, was before Yorktown when the Union army was maneuvering to enter Richmond from the south.
Both armies were maneuvering to strike a decisive blow at the National Capital of either foe--one aiming at Washington and the other at Richmond.
While Grant's Army had been pounding at the gates of Vicksburg, Rosecranz was maneuveringwith Bragg at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
After this they have six hours’ hard work in maneuvering two small corvettes, provided for the purpose, that belonging to the ancients being a screw-steamer.
By this time several hits had been scored by both combatants, and the third enemy destroyer was maneuvering for a position from which she could render herself effective to send Darrin and his men to the bottom.
Darrin and Dalzell weremaneuvering in similar fashion.
The little craft had slowed down; she was maneuvering around that mine to get hold and land it on her deck.
But he is trained only in simple evolutions when maneuvering in companies.
The problem of stowing away all the heavy machinery, supplies, torpedoes and devices necessary for her operations and maneuvering has presented about all the difficulties the constructors have been able to handle.
The Cassin was maneuvering to dodge the torpedo, double emergency full speed ahead having been signalled from the engine room and the rudder put hard left as soon as the torpedo was sighted.
The officer of the deck took prompt measures in maneuvering to avoid the torpedo.
Men in countless hordes were maneuvering in myriads, legions and armies, across the face of the globe.
The Gens of Earth, by hundred-families, were maneuvering under the Heads of Hundreds.
He was busy at the moment, maneuvering the Pioneer into a position above and behind the SF-22 and her convoy.
Materials from destroyed partitions shall be carefully hoarded, and the newer and bigger areas shall become maneuvering places for the hundred families which will occupy each given area!
He was maneuvering the Pioneer to a landing on the broad field of the San Francisco airport.
Each of them has a corresponding furnace for heating by gas, as well as cranes for maneuvering the ingots and the different engines.
The latter consists of a throttle valve, twelve inches in diameter, and an eduction valve eighteen inches in diameter, the maneuvering of which is done by means of rods extending down to a platform upon which the engineman stands.
It was important that they should make speed, for in the stop for water and the subsequent maneuvering to rid themselves of their unwelcome passenger, the python, they had lost upwards of an hour's time.
Dick cried, when several hours had been spent in maneuvering about, each member of the party taking turns at steering.
Dick was so successful in maneuvering his craft that Mr. Vardon had no trouble at all in catching the message-carrying toy balloons.
They now adopted tactics similar to the American ship's, and for awhile both submarines circled cautiously, maneuvering for an opening.
Alone in the control room, Keith battled with the unbalancing flow of water, maneuvering with all his skill in a futile attempt to keep the NX-1 on even keel.
It was to quickness in maneuvering that the Japanese admiral trusted for victory, and his first attack consisted mainly in circling around the Chinese squadron.
Much of their knowledge was borrowed from China, where the art of disciplining a large army and maneuvering it in the field had been brought to a high state of perfection many centuries before the time of Genghis.
But not a soldier to apply the match to the batteries of cannon, not a sailor to assist in maneuvering the fleet, not a shepherd for the flocks.
One word more: do you think I am maneuvering for him as I ought?
