Sentence examples for as its projectile from inspiring English sources

The backward motion of the cannon as its projectile leaves the bore is termed its recoil and the effectiveness of the cannon can be measured in terms of how much this response can be diminished, though obviously diminishing recoil through increasing the overall mass of the cannon means decreased mobility.

When journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi crystallized world opinion by hurling his shoes at American President George Bush during a news conference in Baghdad in December, sales exploded at the Istanbul shoe company that identified the projectiles as its "model 271".

A standard example is that of Newtonian mechanics providing a small set of principles that could serve to explain phenomena as diverse as projectile motions, falling bodies, tides, planetary orbits and pendula.

The numerical results in terms of the depth of penetration (DOP) and crater diameter as well as projectile abrasions and damages are compared with the experimental results.

The first shows a Syrian Air Force helicopter of the Mi-8 line clearly being hit by a fast-moving projectile as it makes its way through a slow left turn.

For example, a Goomba will flatten and be defeated, while a Koopa Troopa will temporarily retract into its shell, allowing Mario to use it as a projectile.

If only there was more to laugh at and with in the movie, which reaches its apogee in the opening and closing credit sequences that show the artfully arranged men being assaulted in transfixing slow motion, their heads stretching like rubber as another projectile finds its mark.

As the projectile pierces, it leaves behind its jacket dispersing DU dust into the environment during impact.

They may have served a dual function as projectile points as well as butchering knives.

Stefan Zweig, the Austrian essayist, called it a "projectile," as if it were a canister filled with sarin.

As the projectile stopped, she realized it was a plane.