One of the soft, but unpleasant missiles just alluded to flew by the master's head one morning, and flattened itself against the wall, where it adhered in the form of a convex mass in alto rilievo.
Shells might burst with an appalling roar, and smaller missiles whirr through the air; but so long as none of them were struck he meant to keep everlastingly at his job of taking the car through the hurricane of iron.
The enormous missiles that they sent for a distance of miles must have torn terrible holes in whatever they struck.
They thundered at them with dreadful din, shaking the whole edifice; and in spite of the missiles despatched in quick succession from above, seemed to be on the point of effecting an entrance.
The huge gates were closed and barred, while the windows above were occupied by a spirited garrison who had already supplied themselves with missiles of every description to annoy their assailants.
These were fixed at intervals upon the parapet, and a cord fastened along the top, the men engaged in the operations being protected by the shields of their comrades from the rain of missiles from the trees.
Osgod had closed the gate, and had fastened a rope from the top of the turret to the plank, so that this could be hauled up, without those engaged in the operation being exposed to missiles from the other side of the chasm.
When World War II ended, the Germans had several radical types of aircraft and guided missiles under development.
The colonel was chief of the Aircraft and Missiles branch and one of his many responsibilities was Project Grudge.
During five successive days the Romans stormed the walls, but were always obliged to fall back before the missilesof the Judaeans.
The besieged threw masses of stone upon their assailants, poured boiling oil upon their heads, seized the ponderous missiles that were hurled into the city, and turned them into tools of destruction against the Romans.
At certain times, additional interest can be given to the conflict by some harmless missiles such as sand bags (without the sand!
During the manoeuvres the men who would put their heads up heard some of these missiles singing round their ears, and soon learned that it was unwise to be too curious.
All this time we were getting more or less missiles from our own guns; the solid shot had been changed to shells and we were troubled quite as much as the confederates.
They grew almost indifferent to the missilesfrom the Union guns and fifty years later they will tell of the tons of ammunition that were wasted upon them and their city.
Bullets, bolts, scrap metal and other missilesstruck the frail structures on every side and gave promise of demolishing them piecemeal before sunset.
Henderson had seen him distributing stick dynamite to men who walked to the bank and threw the missiles at the barges.
The Princess Margaret has occupied a balcony opposite the open space which leads into Via Condotti and, I believe, like the discreet princess she is, has dealt in no missiles but bonbons, bouquets and white doves.
The rain of missiles ceased at dusk, but the universal deposit of chalk and flour was trampled into a cloud made lurid by flaring pyramids of the gas-lamps that replaced for the occasion the stingy Roman luminaries.
The assailants retreated when the Huguenot gentry, with swords drawn, rallied for the defence of their unarmed companions, whom they could not, however, guarantee from the stones and other missiles hurled at them.
At length the people, now congregated around the entrance, and subjected to a storm of missiles from the windows and the tower, forced open the doors and entered the church.
A fanatical crowd blocked the street or filled the opposite windows, ready to overwhelm with a shower of stones and missiles of all descriptions any that might leave the protection of the house.
Hard-Heart had continued galloping across the sands, during the discharge of missiles and the appearance of a general onset, with the same proud and confident mien, as that with which he had first braved the danger.
Fast as it flew, the bullets sped faster, and though the combat pilot could not hear their wicked hum and zip he knew that leaden missiles were flashing all about him, for several holes again appeared in the upper plane.
Don realized that a vigorous bombardment from both sides was going on and that a devastating hail of missiles was creating havoc and destruction in the opposing trenches and far to their rear.
The vessels of war were then propelled by oarsmen, who were protected from the missiles of the enemy by planks.
The tubes from which the missiles were propelled were called "crakeys of war.
There would be no occasion for it; the bravest men would not venture upon a narrow ledge where they could be overwhelmed by stones or missiles from the wall above.
Those below could hear the constant tapping as the missiles struck the roof.
Then at a signal, seven arms loosed a shower of missiles at the startled trio of leaders.
Bill beckoned his followers out of range, and missiles began to fly.
He crept up, unobserved by the excited Fletcherites, raided the cucumber basket of as many of the missiles as his little pockets would hold, and halted within easy distance to watch the attack on the fortress.
Since there was no gravity and no atmosphere in space, the missiles flashed out in a straight line, continuing on into infinity if they missed their targets.
If we were ducking missiles from an enemy, I’d get orders from the commander.
They carried 20 men and a pair of guided missiles with atomic warheads!
Sir, the Connie has guided missiles with atomic warheads just like our ship does.
What he saw, or Fazl reported to him, proved that his stock of missiles was insufficient for any greater effect than to retard, for a few hours at the most, the inevitable crisis.
His missiles were too precious for one to be wasted.
These terrific missiles were aimed slightly below the water-line of the Alabama, with a view of sinking her.
The Americans fixed up the Intrepid as a bomb ketch, storing a hundred barrels of powder and missiles and a hundred and fifty shells on deck.
The flames were extinguished, and the Cumberland delivered broadside after broadside, only to see the enormous missiles fly off and spin harmlessly hundreds of feet away.
Lieutenant Stackpole, and up the breach through a shower of missiles and fire-balls.
This action has been called "the Battle of the Brickbats," such missiles being the principal means of defence used by the garrison.
Unable to advance against the shower of missiles directed from the breach and city walls, where even the little boys were stationed with heaps of bricks to throw upon them, the Imperialists fell back on their guns in confusion.
The tower of the Christians was set on fire, and only saved from destruction by the heroism of a pilgrim, who ascended it amidst its own flames and the missiles of the Tyrians.
These were set in rapid motion, and the darts and other missiles which struck upon them were either blunted and turned aside by the force of their rotation; or, if they penetrated beyond the surface, were stopped by the soft substances within.
The besieged manned the battlements with archers and slingers, who discharged their missiles against the assailants.
Almost simultaneously we were raked by missiles from three directions.
Being an artilleryman, and therefore to be exposed to missiles of that kind, I concluded that my chances for surviving the war were extremely slim.
There being no stones nor other missiles available, I could only indulge in a storm of impotent rage, but, notwithstanding the trampling I had undergone, was able "to keep up with the procession.
Its terrain was such that the only ground sufficiently smooth for an enemy to advance on, that in front of its center, was exposed throughout, not only to missiles from its front, but could be raked from the heights on its left.
Again the majority of the missiles were directed toward the Queres; a perfect shower of provisions, cooked and raw, pattered down upon the strangers.
Heedless of missiles he walked on into the forest.
If this could be speedily effected, the less important would be his loss in attaining it; for as long as the light was faint and dim, the enemy's missiles could not be discharged with certain aim.
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